United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict
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UN human rights investigation
United Nations fact-finding mission
international commission of inquiry
The United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict was a UN-appointed inquiry led by Justice Richard Goldstone that investigated alleged violations of international law by Israel and Palestinian armed groups during the 2008–2009 Gaza War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict | 1 |
| United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8547267 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict Context triple: [Operation Cast Lead, investigatedBy, United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict]
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Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom
Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom is a political and historical study by Norman Finkelstein that critically examines Israeli military operations in Gaza, the humanitarian impact on its population, and the international response.
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B.
United Nations International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur
The United Nations International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur was a UN-appointed investigative body tasked with examining serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law in the Darfur region of Sudan and determining whether acts of genocide had occurred.
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United Nations fact-finding mission on Myanmar
The United Nations fact-finding mission on Myanmar was an independent UN investigative body established to examine and report on serious human rights violations and possible international crimes committed in Myanmar, particularly against the Rohingya population.
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UN Security Council Resolution 338
UN Security Council Resolution 338 is a 1973 United Nations measure that called for an immediate ceasefire in the Yom Kippur War and the implementation of Resolution 242 as a basis for Arab-Israeli peace negotiations.
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UN General Assembly Resolution 194
UN General Assembly Resolution 194 is a 1948 United Nations resolution that, among other provisions, addresses the Palestinian refugee issue by affirming the right of refugees to return to their homes or receive compensation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict Target entity description: The United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict was a UN-appointed inquiry led by Justice Richard Goldstone that investigated alleged violations of international law by Israel and Palestinian armed groups during the 2008–2009 Gaza War.
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A.
Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom
Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom is a political and historical study by Norman Finkelstein that critically examines Israeli military operations in Gaza, the humanitarian impact on its population, and the international response.
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B.
United Nations International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur
The United Nations International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur was a UN-appointed investigative body tasked with examining serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law in the Darfur region of Sudan and determining whether acts of genocide had occurred.
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C.
United Nations fact-finding mission on Myanmar
The United Nations fact-finding mission on Myanmar was an independent UN investigative body established to examine and report on serious human rights violations and possible international crimes committed in Myanmar, particularly against the Rohingya population.
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D.
UN Security Council Resolution 338
UN Security Council Resolution 338 is a 1973 United Nations measure that called for an immediate ceasefire in the Yom Kippur War and the implementation of Resolution 242 as a basis for Arab-Israeli peace negotiations.
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E.
UN General Assembly Resolution 194
UN General Assembly Resolution 194 is a 1948 United Nations resolution that, among other provisions, addresses the Palestinian refugee issue by affirming the right of refugees to return to their homes or receive compensation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UN human rights investigation
ⓘ
United Nations fact-finding mission ⓘ international commission of inquiry ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Goldstone Mission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goldstone Report NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToEvent |
Gaza War (2008–2009)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Cast Lead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | United Nations Human Rights Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution S-9/1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairperson | Richard Goldstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | 2008–2009 Gaza War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvestigated | State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Government of Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States government officials ⓘ |
| endTime | 2009-09 ⓘ |
| finding |
concluded that both Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups had committed violations of international law
ⓘ
found evidence suggesting the commission of war crimes by Israeli forces ⓘ found evidence suggesting the commission of war crimes by Palestinian armed groups ⓘ |
| focus |
alleged crimes against humanity
ⓘ
alleged war crimes ⓘ |
| headOfMission | Richard Goldstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | situations arising in the territory of Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
international human rights law
ⓘ
international humanitarian law ⓘ |
| location |
Gaza Strip
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandate | investigate all violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law in the context of the military operations in Gaza and southern Israel ⓘ |
| member |
Christine Chinkin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Desmond Travers NERFINISHED ⓘ Hina Jilani NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Goldstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| output | Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyInvestigated |
Hamas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palestinian armed groups in Gaza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recommendation |
recommended possible referral to the International Criminal Court if credible investigations were not carried out
ⓘ
recommended that parties conduct independent and credible investigations into alleged violations ⓘ |
| reportPublicationDate | 2009-09-15 ⓘ |
| reportTo |
United Nations General Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Nations Human Rights Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | events between 27 December 2008 and 18 January 2009 ⓘ |
| startTime | 2009-04 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | intense international controversy ⓘ |
| supportedBy | many human rights organizations ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/special-sessions/session9/fact-finding-mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict Description of subject: The United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict was a UN-appointed inquiry led by Justice Richard Goldstone that investigated alleged violations of international law by Israel and Palestinian armed groups during the 2008–2009 Gaza War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict