A/HRC/RES/30/19 the main parties to the conflict have committed, since January 2013, violations and abuses that may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, 1. Strongly condemns the violations and abuses of human rights that continue to be committed by all stakeholders, and stresses that those responsible for these violations must be held responsible for their actions and brought to justice; 2. Reiterates its call for an immediate end to all abuses and violations of human rights and illegal acts of violence committed by all parties, and requires strict adherence to all human rights and all fundamental freedom and the re-establishment of the rule of law in the country, and in this regard reminds all parties of their obligations under international human rights law and international humanitarian law; 3. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Central African Republic1 and the recommendations contained therein; 4. Urges all parties in the Central African Republic to protect all civilians, in particular women and children, against sexual and gender-based violence; 5. Welcomes the commitment made by several armed groups on 5 May 2015 to release children from their ranks and to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children, and in this regard calls upon them to implement their commitment; 6. Urges all parties to protect and to regard as victims those children who have been released or otherwise separated from armed forces and armed groups, and emphasizes the need to pay particular attention to the protection, release and reintegration of all children associated with the armed forces and armed groups; 7. Calls upon the authorities of the Central African Republic to ensure respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the entire population and to take all necessary measures to end the impunity of perpetrators of acts of violence and other violations and abuses of human rights, including by strengthening the judicial system and national mechanisms to ensure accountability; 8. Takes note of the decision of the Central African authorities to request the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to open an investigation into alleged crimes committed in the Central African Republic that may fall under the Court’s jurisdiction; 9. Welcomes the efforts made by the transitional authorities, including the adoption and promulgation of relevant legislation aimed at establishing within the national judicial system a special criminal court with competence for serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, and urges the national authorities to take all appropriate measures to implement the law on the creation of the special criminal court; 10. Supports the efforts made by the mediator of the Economic Community of Central African States, the African Union and all other partners of the Central African Republic to solve the crisis and to restore decisively the constitutional order, peace and security, in accordance with the political agreement signed in Libreville on 11 January 2013, the N’Djamena Declaration of 18 April 2013 and the Constitutional Charter for the Transition of 18 July 2013; 11. Welcomes the efforts made by the transitional authorities to carry out the transitional process, including aspects related to reconciliation, and urges the transitional 1 A/HRC/30/59. 3