A/HRC/RES/33/21 parties, as appropriate, to continue to implement the United Nations Global CounterTerrorism Strategy and its four pillars, which reaffirm, inter alia, respect for human rights for all and the rule of law as being the fundamental basis of the fight against terrorism; 5. Stresses the responsibility of States to protect persons in their territory against such acts, in full compliance with their obligations under international law, and in particular international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian law; 6. Reaffirms its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence and unity of all States in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and stresses that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated, and that the international community must treat human rights globally in a fair and equal manner, on the same footing and with the same emphasis; 7. Also reaffirms the importance of ensuring that the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms and respect for the rule of law as essential components of the work and strategies of the United Nations for supporting Member States in the context of the fight against terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism; 8. Deeply deplores the suffering caused by terrorism to the victims and their families, in particular women and children, and, while stressing the need to promote and protect the rights of victims of terrorism, reaffirms its profound solidarity with them, and stresses the importance of providing them with proper support and assistance while taking into account, inter alia, when appropriate, considerations regarding remembrance, dignity, respect, justice and truth, in accordance with international law; 9. Emphasizes the need to ensure that victims of terrorism are treated with dignity and respect, stresses the need to promote international solidarity in support of the victims of terrorism, and recognizes the role that victims of terrorism can play, including in countering the appeal of terrorism; 10. Calls upon States, while countering terrorism, to ensure that any person who alleges that his or her human rights or fundamental freedoms have been violated has access to justice, due process and an effective remedy, and that victims of human rights violations receive adequate, effective and prompt reparations, which should include, as appropriate, restitution, compensation, rehabilitation and guarantees of non-recurrence; 11. Urges States, while countering terrorism, to respect and protect all human rights, including economic, social and cultural rights, bearing in mind that certain counterterrorism measures may have an impact on the enjoyment of those rights; 12. Stresses the importance of developing and maintaining effective, fair, humane, transparent and accountable criminal justice systems, in accordance with applicable international law, as a fundamental basis of any strategy to counter terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism; 13. Strongly encourages relevant United Nations agencies to take into account in their technical assistance to counter terrorism, whenever appropriate, the elements necessary for building national capacity in order to strengthen criminal justice systems and the rule of law; 14. Reaffirms that terrorism and violent extremism cannot and should not be associated with any religion, nationality, civilization or ethnic group; 15. Urges States to ensure that measures taken to counter terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism are not discriminatory, and not to resort to profiling based on stereotypes founded on ethnic, racial or religious grounds or any other ground of discrimination prohibited by international law, and regrets the fact that certain measures 2