Goldstone Report

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The Goldstone Report is a 2009 United Nations fact-finding mission report that investigated alleged war crimes and human rights violations committed by Israel and Hamas during the Gaza War of 2008–2009.

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Goldstone Report canonical 7
Goldstone Fact-Finding Mission 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations fact-finding mission report ⓘ
human rights investigation report ⓘ
adoptionDateOfMandate 2009-01-12 ⓘ
author Richard Goldstone ⓘ
chairperson Richard Goldstone ⓘ
commissionedBy United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
commissionMember Christine Chinkin ⓘ
Desmond Travers ⓘ
Hina Jilani ⓘ
conflictLocation Gaza Strip ⓘ
southern Israel ⓘ
controversy allegations of bias against Israel ⓘ
dispute over methodology and evidentiary standards ⓘ
countryContext Palestinian territories ⓘ
State of Israel ⓘ
linked to: Israel
criticizedBy Government of Israel ⓘ
United States government officials ⓘ
documentType UN document A/HRC/12/48 ⓘ
finds both Israel and Palestinian armed groups committed actions that may amount to war crimes ⓘ
some violations may amount to crimes against humanity ⓘ
focusPeriod 2008-12-27 to 2009-01-18 ⓘ
followUp United Nations Human Rights Council follow-up reports on the Gaza conflict ⓘ
investigates alleged violations of international human rights law ⓘ
alleged violations of international humanitarian law ⓘ
alleged war crimes by Hamas ⓘ
alleged war crimes by Israel ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalFramework Geneva Conventions ⓘ
customary international humanitarian law ⓘ
international human rights treaties ⓘ
mandatedBy United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution S-9/1 ⓘ
missionEndDate 2009-09 ⓘ
missionStartDate 2009-04 ⓘ
namedAfter Richard Goldstone ⓘ
pageCount 574 ⓘ
presentedAt 12th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
presentedDate 2009-09-29 ⓘ
presentedTo United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
publicationDate 2009 ⓘ
publisher United Nations ⓘ
recommends independent domestic investigations by Israel ⓘ
independent domestic investigations by relevant Palestinian authorities ⓘ
possible referral to the International Criminal Court if credible investigations are not carried out ⓘ
shortName Goldstone Report ⓘ
subject Gaza War of 2008–2009 ⓘ
linked to: Operation Cast Lead

Operation Cast Lead ⓘ
supportedBy many human rights organizations ⓘ
title Report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict ⓘ

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Operation Cast Lead → report → Goldstone Report ⓘ
Goldstone Report → shortName → Goldstone Report ⓘ
Richard Goldstone → notableWork → Goldstone Report ⓘ
United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution S-9/1 → established → Goldstone Fact-Finding Mission ⓘ
linked to: Goldstone Report
Desmond Travers → notableWork → Goldstone Report ⓘ