A/HRC/RES/42/18 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 7 October 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-second session 9–27 September 2019 Agenda item 3 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 26 September 2019 42/18. Terrorism and human rights The Human Rights Council, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments, Recalling all relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Commission on Human Rights and the Human Rights Council concerning human rights and terrorism, the most recent of which being Assembly resolutions 73/305 of 28 June 2019, 73/174 of 17 December 2018, 72/246 of 24 December 2017, 72/180 of 19 December 2017, 72/165 of 19 December 2017 and 72/129 of 8 December 2017, and reaffirming Human Rights Council resolutions 34/8 of 23 March 2017, 35/34 of 24 June 2017, 37/27 of 23 March 2018 and 40/16 of 22 March 2019, Emphasizing that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated, Reaffirming the obligation of States to respect all human rights and fundamental freedoms and the fundamental importance of respecting the rule of law, Reaffirming also its unequivocal condemnation of all acts, methods and practices of terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism in all their 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, Recognizing that terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism have a detrimental effect on the full enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, and impede the full enjoyment of political, civil, economic, social and cultural rights, destroy lives, family ties and the fabric of communities, sow fear in individuals and communities and demolish livelihoods and whole economies, and that they pose a threat to the territorial integrity and security of States, the stability of Governments, the rule of law and democracy and, ultimately, to the functioning of societies and international peace and security, Recognizing also that an approach that fully respects human rights and the rule of law is the only way to effectively counter terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism, GE.19-17186(E) 