United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/RES/33/21 Distr.: General 7 October 2016 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-third session Agenda item 3 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 30 September 2016 33/21. Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism The Human Rights Council, Reaffirming its decision 2/112 of 27 November 2006 and resolutions 6/28 of 14 December 2007, 7/7 of 27 March 2008, 10/15 of 26 March 2009, 13/26 of 26 March 2010, 19/19 of 23 March 2012, 25/7 of 27 March 2014, 29/9 of 2 July 2015 and 31/3 of 23 March 2016, and Commission on Human Rights resolutions 2003/68 of 25 April 2003, 2004/87 of 21 April 2004 and 2005/80 of 21 April 2005, recalling General Assembly resolutions 57/219 of 18 December 2002, 58/187 of 22 December 2003, 59/191 of 20 December 2004, 60/158 of 16 December 2005, 61/171 of 19 December 2006, 62/159 of 18 December 2007, 63/185 of 18 December 2008, 64/168 of 18 December 2009, 65/221 of 21 December 2010, 66/171 of 19 December 2011, 68/178 of 18 December 2013, 70/148 of 17 December 2015 and 70/291 of 1 July 2016, and welcoming the efforts of all relevant stakeholders to implement them, 1. Calls upon States to ensure that any measure taken to counter terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism complies with international law, in particular international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian law; 2. Expresses serious concern at the violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms and of international refugee law and international humanitarian law in the context of countering terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism; 3. Affirms its unequivocal condemnation of all acts, methods and practices of terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations, wherever and by whomsoever committed, regardless of their motivation, and of the financial, material or political support of terrorism, as unjustifiable in accordance with applicable international law, in the light of, in particular, their detrimental effects on the enjoyment of human rights and on democratic societies, as well as threatening the territorial integrity and security of States and destabilizing legitimately constituted Governments; 4. Renews its commitment to strengthen international cooperation to prevent, counter and combat terrorism, and in that regard calls upon States and other relevant GE.16-17386(E) 