IV.  APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW BY THE UNITED NATIONS Convention’s provisions are without prejudice to the provisions of any other international instrument”.168 Moreover, in its concluding observations on a report submitted by Indonesia, the Committee expressed concern over “allegations of the high incidence of rape in conflict areas perpetrated by military personnel as a form of torture and ill-treatment and by the absence of investigation, prosecution and conviction of the perpetrators.” It also expressed concern “at the situation of refugees and internally displaced persons as a consequence of armed conflict, especially children living in refugee camps” and recommended that “the State party should take effective measures to prevent violence affecting refugees and internally displaced persons, especially children, who should be registered at birth and prevented from being used in armed conflict.”169 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural rights has reaffirmed in its concluding observations on a report of Israel that “the State party’s obligations under the Covenant apply to all territories and populations under its effective control.” It reaffirmed its position that, even in a situation of armed conflict, fundamental human rights must be respected and that basic economic, social and cultural rights, as part of the minimum standards of human rights, are guaranteed under customary international law and are also prescribed by international humanitarian law. The Committee also recalled that “the applicability of rules of humanitarian law does not by itself impede the application of the Covenant or the accountability of the State under article 2 (1) for the actions of its authorities.”170 2.  Special procedures Human rights special procedures have also contributed through their reports to further clarifying the relationship between obligations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, particularly the continuing application of human rights norms to situations   CAT/C/USA/CO/2, para. 14.   CAT/C/IDN/CO/2, paras. 16 and 18. 170   E/C.12/1/Add.90, para. 31. 168 169 109