Human Rights Actions

UN "Human Rights" Bodies, 2016

The 2016 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 69%
Syria 3 10.3%
Afghanistan 1 3.4%
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1 3.4%
Georgia 1 3.4%
Iran 1 3.4%
Russian Federation 1 3.4%
United States 1 3.4%
Total 29 99.7%

* 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 Adopted Symbol No. Originating  Committee Title of Resolution Vote Tally
1 Israel Dec. 21, 2016 A/RES/71/247 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
168–7-11
168 in favor, 7 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, United States), 11 abstentions (Australia, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Honduras, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Togo, Tonga, Vanuatu)
2 Israel Dec. 21, 2016 A/RES/71/218 2nd Oil slick on Lebanese shores
166-8-7
166 in favor, 8 against (Australia, Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, United States), 10 abstentions (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Honduras, Papua New Guinea, South Sudan, Tonga, Vanuatu)
3 Israel Dec. 19, 2016 A/RES/71/184 3rd The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination
177-7-4
177 in favor, to 7 against (Canada, Federated States of Micronesia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, United States), with 4 abstentions (Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, South Sudan, Tonga).
4 Israel Dec. 8, 2016 A/RES/71/126 Plenary Assistance to the Palestinian people
Adopted without a vote
5 Israel Dec. 6, 2016 A/RES/71/99 4th The occupied Syrian Golan
163-1-15
163 in favor, 1 against (Israel), 15 abstentions (Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Cote D'Ivoire, Honduras, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, South Sudan, Togo, Tonga, United States, Vanuatu)
6 Israel Dec. 6, 2016 A/RES/71/98 4th Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
162-7-8
162 in favor, 7 against (Australia, Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, United States), 8 abstentions (Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire, Honduras, Malawi, Paraguay, South Sudan, Togo, Vanuatu)
7 Israel Dec. 6, 2016 A/RES/71/97 4th Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan
165 in favor, 6 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, United States), 7 abstentions (Australia, Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire, Honduras, Paraguay, South Sudan, Togo)
8 Israel Dec. 6, 2016 A/RES/71/96 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
168-6-6
168 in favor, 6 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, United States), 6 abstentions (Australia, Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire, Paraguay, South Sudan, Togo)
9 Israel Dec. 6, 2016 A/RES/71/95 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
91-11-73
91 in favor, 11 against (Australia, Canada, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, South Sudan, United States), 73 abstentions (Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kiribati, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu)
10 Israel Dec. 6, 2016 A/RES/71/94 4th Palestine refugees' properties and their revenues
165-7-5
165 in favor, 7 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, South Sudan, United States), 5 abstentions (Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire, Honduras, Paraguay, Togo)
11 Israel Dec. 6, 2016 A/RES/71/93 4th Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
167-6-5
167 in favor, 6 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, United States), 5 abstentions (Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Nauru, Paraguay, South Sudan)
12 Israel Dec. 6, 2016 A/RES/71/92 4th Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostilities
166-6-6
166 in favor, 6 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, United States), 6 abstentions (Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire, Honduras, Paraguay, South Sudan, Togo)
13 Israel Dec. 6, 2016 A/RES/71/91 4th Assistance to Palestine Refugees
167-1-9
167 in favor, 1 against (Israel), 9 abstentions (Cameroon, Canada, Marshall islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Paraguay, South Sudan, United States)
14 Israel Dec. 5, 2016 A/RES/71/83 1st The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East
157-5-22
157 in favor, 5 against (Canada, Israel, Micronesia, Palau, United States), 22 abstentions (Australia, Belgium, Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Monaco, Netherlands, Panama, Poland, Romania, South Sudan, United Kingdom)
15 Israel Nov. 30, 2016 A/RES/71/24 Plenary The Syrian Golan
103-6-56
103 in favor, 6 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, United States), 56 abstentions (Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the FYR of Macedonia, Togo, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vanuatu)
16 Israel Nov. 30, 2016 A/RES/71/25 Plenary Jerusalem
149-7-8
149 in favor, 7 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, United States), 8 abstentions (Australia, Cameroon, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Vanuatu)
17 Israel Nov. 30, 2016 A/RES/71/23 Plenary Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine
153-7-7
153 in favor, 7 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, United States), 7 abstentions (Australia, Cameroon, Honduras, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Tonga, Vanuatu)
18 Israel Nov. 30, 2016 A/RES/71/22 Plenary Special Information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat
153-7-7
153 in favor, 7 against (Australia, Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, United States), 7 abstentions (Cameroon, Honduras, Nauru, Paraguay, Togo, Tonga, Vanuatu)
19 Israel Nov. 30, 2016 A/RES/71/21 Plenary Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat
98-9-57
98 in favor, 9 against (Australia, Canada, Guatemala, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, United States), 57 abstentions (Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Columbia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, FYR of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vanuatu)
20 Israel Nov. 30, 2016 A/RES/71/20 Plenary Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
100-9-55
100 in favor, 9 against (Australia, Canada, Guatemala, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, United States), 55 abstentions (Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Columbia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Honduras, 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, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, FYR of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vanuatu)
1 Afghanistan Nov. 17, 2016 A/RES/71/9 Plenary The Situation in Afghanistan
Adopted without a vote
2 DPRK (North Korea) Dec. 19, 2016 A/RES/71/202 3rd Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Adopted without a vote
3 Georgia June 7, 2016 A/RES/70/265 Plenary Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia
76-15-64
76 in favor, 15 against (Armenia, Belarus, Burundi, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nauru, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe), 64 abstentions (Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia)
4 Iran Dec. 19, 2016 A/RES/71/204 3rd Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
85-35-63
85 in favor, 35 against (Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Brunei Darussalam, Burundi, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Russian Federation, South Africa, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe), 63 abstentions (Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Bhutan, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Zambia)
5 Russian Federation Dec. 19, 2016 A/RES/71/205 3rd Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine)
70-26-77
70 in favor, 26 against (Angola, Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Eritrea, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Nicaragua, Philippines, Russian Federation, Serbia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Zimbabwe), 77 abstentions (Algeria, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Vietnam, Zambia)
6 Syria Dec. 21, 2016 A/RES/71/248 Plenary International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Those Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011
105-15-52
105 in favor, 15 against (Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Burundi, China, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela, Zimbabwe), 52 abstentions (Antigua-Barbuda, Armenia, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Colombia, Congo, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Vietnam)
7 Syria Dec. 19, 2016 A/RES/71/203 3rd Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic
116-16-52
116 in favor, 16 against (Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Burundi, China, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Iran, Iraq, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Zimbabwe), 52 abstentions (Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, India, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritius, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, Sudan, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Vietnam, Zambia)
8 Syria Dec. 9, 2016 A/RES/71/130 Plenary The Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic
122-13-36
122 in favor, 13 against (Belarus, Bolivia, Burundi, China, Cuba, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Iran, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela, Zimbabwe), 36 abstentions (Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guinea-Bissau, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, Sudan, Suriname, Tajikistan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Vietnam)
9 USA Oct. 26, 2016 A/RES/71/5 Plenary Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba
191-0-2
191 in favor, 0 against, 2 abstentions (Israel and United States),