A/HRC/S-17/2 Rights Council resolution S-16/1,1 and expresses profound concern about its findings, including that there were patterns of human rights violations that may amount to crimes against humanity; 3. Deplores the continued indiscriminate attacks on the Syrian population, and calls upon the Syrian authorities to cease immediately all acts of violence against it; 4. Calls upon the Syrian authorities to immediately put an end to all human rights violations, to protect the population and to fully comply with their obligations under international human rights law, and calls for an immediate end to all violence in the Syrian Arab Republic; 5. Calls upon the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic to release immediately all prisoners of conscience and arbitrarily detained persons, as well as to cease immediately any intimidation, persecution and arbitrary arrests of individuals, including journalists, lawyers and human rights defenders; 6. Urges the Syrian authorities to allow independent media to operate in the Syrian Arab Republic without undue restrictions, to allow access to the Internet and telecommunications networks for all, and to lift censorship on reporting; 7. Expresses concern at the humanitarian situation and urges the Syrian authorities to ensure timely, safe and unhindered access for all humanitarian agencies and workers and to ensure the safe passage of humanitarian and medical supplies into the country; 8. Calls for a Syrian-led political process and for an inclusive, credible and genuine national dialogue conducted in an environment without fear and intimidation, with the aim of effectively addressing the legitimate aspirations and concerns of the Syrian population aimed at the promotion and protection of their human rights; 9. Regrets that previous calls for a genuine dialogue have not been answered and also the lack of progress in the implementation of the announced commitments of political reform by the Syrian authorities; 10. Reinforces its call upon the Syrian authorities to cooperate fully with the Office of the High Commissioner and Human Rights Council mechanisms, and expresses its deep regret over the non-compliance by the Syrian authorities with Council resolution S16/1 and the non-cooperation with the Office’s fact-finding mission; 11. Encourages relevant thematic special procedures mandate holders, within their respective mandates, to continue to pay particular attention to the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic, and urges the Syrian authorities to cooperate with those mandate holders, including by allowing country visits; 12. Stresses the need for an international, transparent, independent and prompt investigation into violations of international law, including international human rights law, and to hold those responsible to account; 13. Decides to dispatch urgently an independent international commission of inquiry, to be appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council, to investigate all alleged violations of international human rights law since March 2011 in the Syrian Arab Republic, to establish the facts and circumstances that may amount to such violations and of the crimes perpetrated and, where possible, to identify those responsible with a view to 1 4 A/HRC/18/53.