Human Rights Actions

UN "Human Rights" Bodies, 2014

The 2014 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 74%
Afghanistan 1 3.7%
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1 3.7%
Georgia 1 3.7%
Iran 1 3.7%
Myanmar/Burma 1 3.7%
Syria 1 3.7%
United States 1 3.7%
Total 26 99.9%

* 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 19, 2014 A/RES/69/241 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
165-6-9
165 in favor, 6 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, United States), 9 abstentions (Australia, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Honduras, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Tonga, Vanuatu)
2 Israel December 19, 2014 A/RES/69/212 2nd Oil slick on Lebanese shores
170-6-3
170 in favor, 6 against (Australia, Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, United States), 3 abstentions (Cameroon, Papua New Guinea, Tonga)
3 Israel December 19, 2014 A/RES/69/242 Plenary Assistance to the Palestinian people
Adopted without a vote
4 Israel December 18, 2014 A/RES/69/165 3rd The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
180-7-4
180 in favor, 7 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, United States), 4 abstentions (Cameroon, Paraguay, South Sudan, Tonga)
5 Israel December 5, 2014 A/RES/69/94 4th The occupied Syrian Golan
162-1-15
162 in favor, 1 against (Israel), 15 abstentions (Cameroon, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, Honduras, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Paraguay, Rwanda, South Sudan, Togo, Tonga, United States, Vanuatu)
6 Israel December 5, 2014 A/RES/69/93 4th Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
158-8-11
158 in favor, 8 against (Australia, Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, United States), 11 abstentions (Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Panama, Paraguay, Rwanda, South Sudan, Togo, Vanuatu)
7 Israel December 5, 2014 A/RES/69/92 4th Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan
159-7-12
159 in favor, 7 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, United States), 12 abstentions (Australia, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Honduras, Madagascar, Panama, Paraguay, Rwanda, South Sudan, Togo, Vanuatu)
8 Israel December 5, 2014 A/RES/69/91 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
163-7-9
163 in favor, 7 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, United States), 9 abstentions (Australia, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar, Paraguay, Rwanda, South Sudan, Togo, Vanuatu)
9 Israel December 5, 2014 A/RES/69/90 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
88-9-79
88 in favor, 9 against (Australia, Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Panama, United States), 79 abstentions (Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kiribati, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, 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, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Sudan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu)
10 Israel December 5, 2014 A/RES/69/89 4th Palestine refugees' properties and their revenues
165-7-6
165 in favor, 7 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, United States), 6 abstentions (Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Madagascar, Paraguay, South Sudan, Vanuatu)
11 Israel December 5, 2014 A/RES/69/88 4th Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
166-6-6
166 in favor, 6 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, United States), 6 abstentions (Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Madagascar, Paraguay, South Sudan, Vanuatu)
12 Israel December 5, 2014 A/RES/69/87 4th Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostilities
165-7-6
165 in favor, 7 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, United States), 6 abstentions (Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Madagascar, South Sudan, Vanuatu)
13 Israel December 5, 2014 A/RES/69/86 4th Assistance to Palestine Refugees
163-1-10
163 in favor, 1 against (Israel), 10 abstentions (Cameroon, Canada, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Paraguay, South Sudan, United States, Vanuatu)
14 Israel December 2, 2014 A/RES/69/78 1st The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East
161-5-18
161 in favor, 5 against (Canada, Micronesia, Israel, Palau, United States), 18 abstentions (Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Lithuania, Monaco, Netherlands, Panama, Poland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Vanuatu)

Vote on preambular paragraph 5.  Paragraph was retained by a vote of 172 in favor to 2 against (India, Israel), with 5 abstentions (Belgium, Bhutan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Hungary, Pakistan).

Vote on preambular paragraph 6, Provision was retained by a vote of 174 in favor to 2 against (India, Israel), with 5 abstentions (Belgium, Bhutan, Hungary, Mauritius, Pakistan).
15 Israel November 25, 2014 A/RES/69/25 Plenary Syrian Golan
99-6-57
99 in favor, 6 against (Canada, Micronesia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Palau, United States), 56 abstentions (Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, Tonga, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vanuatu)
16 Israel November 25, 2014 A/RES/69/24 Plenary Jerusalem
144-6-10
144 in favor, 6 against (Canada, Micronesia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Palau, United States), 10 abstentions (Australia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Madagascar, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Toga, Tonga, Vanuatu)
17 Israel November 25, 2014 A/RES/69/23 Plenary Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine
148-6-8
148 in favor, 6 against (Canada, Micronesia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Palau, United States), 8 abstentions (Australia, Cameroon, Honduras, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Tonga, Vanuatu)
18 Israel November 25, 2014 A/RES/69/22 Plenary Special Information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat
147-7-9
147 in favor, 7 against (Australia, Canada, Micronesia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Palau, United States), 9 abstentions (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Honduras, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Togo, Tonga, Vanuatu)
19 Israel November 25, 2014 A/RES/69/21 Plenary Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat
91-7-59
91 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, Central African Republic, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, Tonga, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vanuatu)
20 Israel November 25, 2014 A/RES/69/20 Plenary Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
94-7-56
94 in favor, 7 against (Australia, Canada, Micronesia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Palau, United States), 56 abstentions (Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vanuatu)
1 Afghanistan November 20, 2014 A/RES/69/18 Plenary The Situation in Afghanistan
Adopted without a vote
2 Democratic People's Republic of Korea December 18, 2014 A/RES/69/188 3rd Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
116-20-53
116 in favor, 20 against (Belarus, Bolivia, China, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, Gambia, Iran, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Oman, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe), 53 abstentions (Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Suriname, Tajikistan, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia)
3 Georgia June 5, 2014 A/RES/68/274 Plenary Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia
69-13-79
69 in favor, 13 against (Armenia, Belarus, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nauru, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Viet Nam), 79 abstentions (Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Suriname, Switzerland, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia)
4 Iran December 18, 2014 A/RES/69/190 3rd Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
83-35-68
83 in favor, 35 against (Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Brunei Darussalam, Burundi, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe), 68 abstentions (Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Benin, Bhutan, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya,  Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Lucia,  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,  Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Suriname, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Yemen, Zambia)
5 Myanmar (Burma) December 29, 2014 A/RES/69/248 3rd Situation of human rights in Myanmar
Adopted without a vote
6 Syrian December 18, 2014 A/RES/69/189 3rd Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic
127-13-48
127 in favor, 13 against (Belarus, Bolivia, China, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Iran, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Syria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Zimbabwe), 48 abstentions (Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guyana, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tajikistan, Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Viet Nam, Zambia)
7 United States October 28, 2014 A/RES/69/5 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 (Israel and United States), 3 abstentions (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau)