A/HRC/RES/38/16 15. Strongly condemns the continued widespread practices of enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention and the use of sexual violence, torture and illtreatment, especially in detention facilities run by the Syrian authorities, including those acts referenced in the reports of the Commission of Inquiry and those depicted in the evidence presented by “Caesar” in January 2014, and notes that such acts may constitute violations and abuses of international human rights law or violations of international humanitarian law; 16. Recognizes the permanent damage that torture and ill-treatment, including sexual abuse and violence, cause to victims and their families, and condemns the denial of medical services in all prisons and detention facilities; 17. Strongly condemns the reported killing of detainees in Syrian Military Intelligence facilities, in particular in the Mezzeh airport detention facility, and Military Security Branches 215, 227, 235, 248 and 291, and the reported killing of detainees at military hospitals, including Tishreen and Harasta, and expresses deep concern at reports that the regime used a crematorium to conceal a mass killing of prisoners at the Saydnaya penitentiary complex; 18. Calls upon the Syrian authorities and all other parties to the conflict to ensure the effective implementation of Security Council resolutions 2139 (2014) of 22 February 2014 and 2254 (2015) and, in particular, to end the arbitrary detention and torture of civilians and sexual violence in the Syrian Arab Republic, notably in prisons and detention facilities, as well as kidnappings, abductions and forced disappearances, as demanded by the Council in its resolution 2139 (2014) and by the Commission of Inquiry in its recommendations;2 19. Urges all parties to take heed of the recent recommendations on the issue of detainees by the Commission of Inquiry,2 and in particular calls for the appropriate international monitoring bodies to be granted immediate access without undue restriction to all detainees and detention facilities, and for all parties, in particular the Syrian authorities, to publish a list of all detention facilities, to allow access to medical services for all detainees and to provide information on those they have detained to their families; 20. Demands the immediate release of all persons arbitrarily detained, including women, children, older persons, persons with disabilities, human rights defenders, humanitarian aid providers, medical personnel, the wounded and sick, and journalists, and notes the importance of ensuring justice for those arbitrarily detained; 21. Condemns the reported forced displacement of populations in the Syrian Arab Republic, expresses deep concern at reports of social and demographic engineering in areas throughout the Syrian Arab Republic, and calls upon all parties concerned to cease immediately all activities that cause these actions, including any activities that may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity; 22. Expresses deep concern at the situation of the 6.6 million internally displaced people across the Syrian Arab Republic, and urges all parties to ensure that any evacuation and movement of civilians is consistent with international humanitarian law and international human rights law, as applicable; 23. Deplores the existence and application of national legislation, in particular Syrian law No. 10/2018, which would have a significant detrimental impact on freedom of movement and the right of Syrians displaced by the conflict to return to their homes in a safe, voluntary and dignified manner when the situation on the ground allows it, and calls for its repeal; 24. Urges all parties to take note of the recent recommendation of the Commission of Inquiry on ensuring that the right of return is fully respected and facilitated by guaranteeing that all return movements are voluntary and subject to informed consent to the places of origin and protect all property and tenancy rights; 2 2 4 See A/HRC/37/72.