A/HRC/RES/31/27 11. Strongly condemns practices such as abduction, hostage-taking, incommunicado detention, abuse and killings carried out by non-State armed groups, most notably the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Daesh), Ansar al-Sharia and other terrorist organizations in Libya, and underlines that murder, torture and severe deprivation of physical liberty in violation of international law are predicate acts that may in certain circumstances amount to crimes against humanity, while reiterating grave concern about the negative impact of the presence of Daesh and its deadly actions in Libya, neighbouring States and the region; 12. Calls upon all Libyans to unite in combating terrorism in the country, and urges all Member States to cooperate actively in this regard with the Government of Libya and to provide support as requested; 13. Expresses grave concern at the number of conflict-related detainees, including children, and at reports of torture and sexual and gender-based violence in detention centres, and calls upon the Government urgently to establish full and effective control over all detention centres in order to ensure that detainees, including foreign detainees, are treated in accordance with its international obligations, including, as applicable, those relating to fair trial guarantees and humane treatment in detention; 14. Calls upon the Government of Libya to promote, protect and respect the human rights of migrants, refugees and internally displaced persons, and to provide a framework for the engagement of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Libya; 15. Expresses deep concern at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Libya, and calls upon the international community to provide financial support for the United Nations humanitarian response plan for Libya for the period 2015-2016 to address the needs of 2.4 million people; 16. Calls for rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access for United Nations humanitarian agencies, their implementing partners and other humanitarian organizations, including across conflict lines and, as appropriate, across borders, in order to ensure that humanitarian assistance reaches people in need by the most direct routes; 17. Urges the Libyan authorities to expedite the voluntary, safe and dignified return of all persons displaced by the conflict since 2011, in accordance with applicable law; 18. Strongly condemns violence against all persons based on their religious or ethnic affiliation, and calls upon all parties fully to respect international law; 19. Recognizes the security, political and economic challenges faced by the Government of Libya, which have been exacerbated by armed conflict; 20. Urges the Government of Libya, the international community, the United Nations and all parties to the conflict to facilitate the full, equal and effective participation of women in activities relating to the prevention and resolution of the armed conflict, the maintenance of peace and security and post-conflict peacebuilding, in line with relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolutions 1325 (2000) and 2122 (2013); 21. Urges the Libyan Constitutional Assembly to intensify its efforts to complete a draft constitution that protects the human rights of all, including women and members of all communities and people living under vulnerable conditions, and to ensure the participation of all members of society, including civil society organizations, as far as possible, in the process of drafting the constitution; 22. Emphasizes the importance of ensuring a peaceful, inclusive and sustainable democratic transition through a broad-based and inclusive national dialogue, and that, in the 3

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