A/HRC/RES/30/10
Acknowledging the ongoing efforts by human rights defenders active in the Syrian
Arab Republic to document abuses and violations of human rights and violations of
international humanitarian law, despite grave risks,
1.
Welcomes the work of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry
on the Syrian Arab Republic, and notes the importance of the work of the Commission of
Inquiry and the information it has collected in support of future accountability efforts, in
particular, the information on those who have allegedly violated international law;
2.
Demands that the Syrian authorities cooperate fully with the Human Rights
Council and the Commission of Inquiry by granting it immediate, full and unfettered access
throughout the Syrian Arab Republic;
3.
Strongly condemns the continued systematic, widespread and gross violations
and abuses of human rights and all violations of international humanitarian law by the
Syrian authorities and affiliated militias, including foreign terrorist fighters and those
foreign organizations fighting on behalf of the Syrian authorities, in particular Hizbullah,
and expresses deep concern that their involvement further exacerbates the deteriorating
situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, including the human rights and humanitarian
situation, which has a serious negative impact on the region;
4.
Also strongly condemns the terrorist acts and violence committed against
civilians by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Daesh), al-Nusrah Front and
other extremist groups, and their continued gross, systematic and widespread abuses of
human rights and violations of international humanitarian law, and reaffirms that terrorism,
including the actions of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Daesh), cannot
and should not be associated with any religion, nationality or civilization;
5.
Condemns in the strongest terms the gross and systematic abuse of women’s
and children’s rights by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Daesh), in
particular the enslavement and sexual abuse of women and girls, and the forced recruitment
and abduction of children;
6.
Condemns all violations and abuses of international human rights law and all
violations of international humanitarian law, including against women and children, as well
as persons with disabilities, and urges all parties to the conflict not to commit
indiscriminate attacks, including those that affect civilian populations and objects, to
demilitarize medical facilities and schools, to comply with their obligations under
international humanitarian law and to respect human rights;
7.
Strongly condemns the widespread use of sexual violence and torture in
detention centres, including those referenced in the reports of the Commission of Inquiry,
noting that such acts constitute violations of international human rights law or violations of
international humanitarian law, recognizes the permanent damage from torture to victims
and their families, and calls for the appropriate international monitoring bodies to be
granted immediate access to all detainees and for the Syrian authorities to publish a list of
all detention facilities;
8.
Also strongly condemns all arbitrary detention of individuals by the Syrian
authorities and other parties to the conflict, and demands the immediate release of all
persons arbitrarily detained, including women, children, human rights defenders,
humanitarian aid providers, medical personnel and journalists;
9.
Reiterates its condemnation in the strongest terms of any use of any toxic
chemical, such as chlorine, as a weapon in the Syrian Arab Republic, and recalls the
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