A/HRC/RES/28/32 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 8 April 2015 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-eighth session Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council 28/32. Technical assistance and capacity-building in strengthening human rights in Iraq in the light of the abuses committed by Daesh and associated terrorist groups The Human Rights Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling Security Council resolutions 1624 (2005) of 14 September 2005, 2169 (2014) of 30 July 2014, 2170 (2014) of 15 August 2014 and 2199 (2015) of 12 February 2015, General Assembly resolution 60/288 of 8 September 2006 and Human Rights Council resolution 25/7 of 27 March 2014, Recalling also Human Rights Council resolution S-22/1 of 1 September 2014, Taking note of the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the mission dispatched by the Office of the High Commissioner to investigate alleged violations and abuses of international human rights law committed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and associated terrorist groups,1 Reaffirming that the protection and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms are the responsibility of Governments, Noting the efforts of the Government of Iraq, notably the current Government of national unity formed in September 2014 to promote and protect human rights, 1. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the continued, widespread and grave abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law committed by Daesh and associated terrorist groups, and strongly condemns in particular all violence committed against persons based on their religion or ethnicity and attacks on civilians, particularly against women and children; 2. Urges the Government of Iraq to investigate all alleged abuses and violations of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law; 1 A/HRC/28/18. GE.15-07237 (E) 