UN envoy for Palestinian rights resigns and blames Israel

The UN expert on the human rights situation in the Palestinian territories on Monday resigned from his post, complaining that Israel had never granted him access to areas he is meant to monitor, AFP reported.

"The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, Makarim Wibisono, today submitted his resignation to the President of the Human Rights Council, effective as of 31 March 2016," a UN statement said.