Lawyer Murungi appointed to UN Commission of Inquiry

Human rights lawyer Betty Murungi. She will serve as a member of Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  Kitavi Mutua

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The Commission is scheduled to present an oral update to the 47-member body at its 39th session in September this year.

Human rights lawyer Betty Murungi has been appointed as a member of the Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Human Rights Council President Ambassador Vojislav Šuc (Slovenia) on Wednesday also chose David Michael Crane (United States) and Sara Hossain (Bangladesh) to serve as members. Mr Crane will lead the team.

The commission has been directed "to establish the facts and circumstances, with assistance from relevant experts and special procedure mandate holders, of the alleged violations and abuses, including those that may amount to war crimes and to identify those responsible", a press release on its website says.

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The members will also be required to make recommendations aimed at ending impunity and boosting legal accountability of perpetrators of the violence.

The Commission is scheduled to present an oral update to the 47-member body at its 39th session in September this year, and a final, written report at its 40th session to be held in March 2019.

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