Human Rights Actions

UN "Human Rights" Bodies, 2013

The 2013 General Assembly Resolutions
Critical* of the Human Rights Records of Specific States

State Number of
GA Resolutions
Percentage of all
Country-specific Resolutions
Israel 20 71.4%
Syria 2 7.1%
Afghanistan 1 3.6%
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1 3.6%
Georgia 1 3.6%
Iran 1 3.6%
Myanmar (Burma) 1 3.6%
United States 1 3.6%
Total 28 100.1%

* The word "criticism" is taken to mean any suggestion, however weak, that a specific country is responsible for human rights violations. It does not imply an equally negative condemnation of the states listed.

  State Date Symbol No. Originating Committee Title of Resolution Vote Tally
1 Israel December, 20, 2013 A/RES/68/235 2nd Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources
168-6-9
168 in favor, 6 against (Canada, Micronesia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Palau, United States), 9 abstentions (Australia, Cameroon, Honduras, Kiribati, Malawi, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Tonga)
2 Israel December 20, 2013 A/RES/68/206 2nd Oil slick on Lebanese shores
169-6-4
169 in favor, 6 against (Australia, Canada, Micronesia, Israel, Palau, United States), 4 abstentions (Cameroon, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Tonga)
3 Israel December 18, 2013 A/RES/68/154 3rd The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
178-7-4
179 in favor, 7 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, United States), 4 abstentions (Cameroon, Paraguay, Tonga, Vanuatu)
4 Israel December 13, 2013 A/RES/68/100 Plenary Assistance to the Palestinian people
Without a vote
5 Israel December 11, 2013 A/RES/68/84 4th The occupied Syrian Golan
169-1-12
169 in favor, 1 against (Israel), 12 abstentions (Cameroon, Canada, Honduras, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Paraguay, South Sudan, Tonga, United States, Vanuatu)
6 Israel December 11, 2013 A/RES/68/83 4th Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
165-8-8
165 in favor, 8 against (Australia, Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, United States), 8 abstentions (Cameroon, Honduras, Kiribati, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, South Sudan, Vanuatu)
7 Israel December 11, 2013 A/RES/68/82 4th Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan
167-6-9
167 in favor, 6 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, United States), 9 abstentions (Australia, Cameroon, Honduras, Kiribati, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, South Sudan, Vanuatu)
8 Israel December 11, 2013 A/RES/68/81 4th Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories
169-6-7
169 in favor, 6 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, United States), 7 abstentions (Australia, Cameroon, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, South Sudan, Vanuatu)
9 Israel December 11, 2013 A/RES/68/80 4th Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories
95-8-75
95 in favor, 8 against (Australia, Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, United States), 75 abstentions (Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kiribati, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Sudan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu)
10 Israel December 11, 2013 A/RES/68/79 4th Palestine refugees' properties and their revenues
172-6-5
172 in favor, 6 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, United States of America), 5 abstentions (Cameroon, Kiribati, Paraguay, South Sudan, Vanuatu)
11 Israel December 11, 2013 A/RES/68/78 4th Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
170-6-6
170 in favor, 6 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, United States), 6 abstentions (Cameroon, Kiribati, Malawi, Paraguay, South Sudan, Vanuatu)
12 Israel December 11, 2013 A/RES/68/77 4th Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostilities
170-6-6
170 in favor, 6 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, United States), 6 abstentions (Cameroon, Kiribati, Panama, Paraguay, South Sudan, Vanuatu)
13 Israel December 11, 2013 A/RES/68/76 4th Assistance to Palestine Refugees
173-1-8
173 in favor, 1 against (Israel), 8 abstentions (Cameroon, Canada, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Paraguay, South Sudan, United States)
14 Israel December 5, 2013 A/RES/68/65 1st The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East
169-5-6
169 in favor, 5 against (Canada, Israel, Micronesia, Palau, United States), 6 abstentions (Australia, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, India, Panama)
15 Israel November 26, 2013 A/RES/68/17 Plenary The Syrian Golan
112-6-58
112 in favor, 6 against (Canada, Micronesia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Palau, United States), 58 abstentions (Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Sudan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Ukraine, United Kingdom)
16 Israel November 26, 2013 A/RES/68/16 Plenary Jerusalem
162-6-8
162 in favor, 6 against (Canada, Micronesia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Palau, United States), 8 abstentions (Australia, Cameroon, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, South Sudan, Togo, Tonga)
17 Israel November 26, 2013 A/RES/68/15 Plenary Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine
165-6-6
165 in favor, 6 against (Canada, Israel, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau, United States), 6 abstentions (Australia, Cameroon, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, South Sudan, Tonga)
18 Israel November 26, 2013 A/RES/68/14 Plenary Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat
163-7-7
163 in favor, 7 against (Australia, Canada, Micronesia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Palau, United States), 7 abstentions (Cameroon, Honduras, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, South Sudan, Togo, Tonga)
19 Israel November 26, 2013 A/RES/68/13 Plenary Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat
108-7-59
108 in favor, 7 against (Australia, Canada, Micronesia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Palau, United States), 59 abstentions (Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Sudan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Ukraine, United Kingdom)
20 Israel November 26, 2013 A/RES/68/12 Plenary Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
110-7-56
110 in favor, 7 against (Australia, Canada, Micronesia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Palau, United States), 56 abstentions (Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Sudan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tonga, Ukraine, United Kingdom)
1 Afghanistan November 20, 2013 A/RES/68/11 Plenary The situation in Afghanistan
Without a vote
2 Democratic People's Republic of Korea December 18, 2013 A/RES/68/183 3rd Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Without a vote
3 Georgia June 13, 2013 A/RES/67/268 Plenary Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia
62-16-84
62 in favor, 16 against (Armenia, Belarus, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nauru, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe), 84 abstentions (Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Suriname, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Yemen, Zambia)
4 Iran December 18, 2013 A/RES/68/184 3rd Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
86-36-61
86 in favor, 36 against (Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Brunei Darussalam, Burundi, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russian Federation, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe), 61 abstentions (Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Benin, Bhutan, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Suriname, Swaziland, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Yemen, Zambia)
5 Myanmar (Burma) December 27, 2013 A/RES/68/242 3rd Situation of human rights in Myanmar
Without a vote
6 Syrian AR May 15, 2013 A/RES/67/262 Plenary The situation in the Syrian Arab Republic
107-12-59
107 in favor, 12 against (Belarus, Bolivia, China, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Iran, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Syria, Venezuela, Zimbabwe), 59 abstentions (Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Brazil, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Paraguay, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Ukraine, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Zambia)
7 Syria December 18, 2013 A/RES/68/182 3rd Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic
127-13-47
127 in favor, 13 against (Belarus, Bolivia, China, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Iran, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Syria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Zimbabwe), 47 abstentions (Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cabo Verde, Chad, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guyana, India, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Viet Nam, Zambia)
8 United States October 29, 2013 A/RES/68/8 Plenary Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba
188-2-3
188 in favor, 2 against (United States, Israel), 3 abstentions (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau)