A/HRC/RES/31/27 Expressing full support for the efforts led by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya to facilitate a Libyan-led political solution to the challenges facing Libya, Underscoring the importance of the equal and full participation of all parts of Libyan society, including women and youth, in the political process, 1. Welcomes the signing on 17 December 2015 of the Libyan Political Agreement of Skhirat, Morocco, by the majority of the Libyan delegates to the political dialogue facilitated by the United Nations, and by a wide range of representatives of Libyan society, municipal leaders and heads of political parties, as an important step towards peace and reconciliation in Libya, and welcomes the endorsement in principle of the Libyan Political Agreement by the House of Representatives on 25 January 2016; 2. Reiterates its support for the ongoing deliberations of the security track of the political dialogue facilitated by the United Nations to finalize security arrangements, and urges existing militias and armed groups to respect the Libyan Political Agreement of 17 December 2015; 3. Calls upon the Government of National Accord to fully implement the political agreement, including the security arrangements, and to make progress towards arms control and the reintegration into the community of the armed groups currently operating outside government control; 4. Emphasizes the importance of the Government of National Accord exercising control over and safely storing arms in Libya, with the support of the international community; 5. Condemns all violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law, including those involving unlawful killings, indiscriminate shelling and attacks on civilians, abductions and assassinations, including of government officials and judges, the shelling of hospitals and the looting of property; 6. Also condemns all violations and abuses committed against journalists, media activists and human rights defenders, especially given their role in documenting protests and human rights violations and abuses, and restrictions on freedom of expression; 7. Strongly urges all parties immediately to cease violations and abuses of human rights and international humanitarian law and to engage fully in support of the Government of National Accord, in order to avert further deterioration in the humanitarian crisis suffered by Libyans as a result of the conflict and to prevent the further erosion of the sovereignty and security of Libya, and urges all leaders to declare that violations and abuses of human rights by their fighters will not be tolerated and that individuals suspected of such acts will be removed from duty; 8. Strongly urges the Government of Libya to investigate all violations and abuses of human rights, to hold those responsible to account and to guarantee fair trials for the accused; 9. Calls for those responsible for violations or abuses of international human rights law and violations and abuses against children to be held accountable, in accordance with international standards; 10. Calls upon the Government of Libya to increase efforts to end impunity, and takes note of its cooperation with the International Criminal Court to ensure that those responsible for violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, including attacks targeting civilians, are held accountable; 2