UN rights commission on Israel-Palestine to be renewed as all three members resign
The three-person commission was created in 2021 and has been sharply criticized by Israel.
South Africa's Navi Pillay, 83, who once headed the international tribunal for Rwanda, cited her age in a letter announcing her resignation.
Australia's Chris Sidoti, 74, said in his letter it was an 'appropriate time' to renew the commission, while India's Miloon Kothari, in his late 60s, just said it had been 'an honour' to serve.
Jurg Lauber, the head of the UN's Human Rights Council, asked the council's member states to propose new members by August 31. — AFP pic
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