Palestine UN status upgrade should open door to justice

Headline Title: Palestine UN status upgrade should open door to justice 30 November 2012 Palestine's historic recognition as a non-member observer state of the United Nations brings with it obligations under international law, Amnesty International said today.The vote at the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday was decided by 138 votes in favour, 41 abstentions, and 9 against.Palestine is in a position to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and other human rights and international humanitarian law treaties, bolstering accountability for human rights…

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