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GENEVA, May 29 (KUNA) -- Spokesperson for the Human Rights Council Rolando
Gomez said Friday that the fact-finding mission established by the President
of the Human Rights Council will travel to the region over the weekend and
will be in Gaza as of the 1st of June and will remain there for about one
week.
The mission, which is headed by Justice Richard Goldstone, former Chief
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia
and Rwanda, will enter Gaza from Egypt via the Rafah crossing point. Other
field visits are being planned.
The mission plans to meet with all concerned parties, including
non-governmental organizations and civil society organizations and groups, UN
agencies, victims and witnesses of alleged violations and other persons who
may provide information with regard to the facts under investigation. (end)
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