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those applied to Darayya and Moadamiyah in August 2016, civilians had no option to
remain. Many were permitted to move to western Aleppo, while others were
transported to Idlib, where they live without adequate living conditions and in fear of
future attacks. Such agreements amount to the war crime of forced displacement of
the civilian population.
XI. Recommendations
105. On the basis of its findings, the Commission makes the recommendations
below.
106.
The Commission recommends that all warring parties:
(a)
Comply with their obligations under international human rights and
international humanitarian law, including refraining from all indiscriminate and
disproportionate attacks;
(b)
End all sieges and related strategies, including starvation and denial of
access to humanitarian aid, including food, water and medicine, that primarily affect
civilians;
(c)
Refrain from future evacuation agreements resulting in the forcible
displacement of civilian populations for military gains;
(d)
Undertake investigations into the conduct of their forces and make their
findings public.
107. The Commission recommends that the Government of the Syrian Arab
Republic:
(a)
Provide evacuees from eastern Aleppo now living in Governmentcontrolled territory with adequate and safe living conditions;
(b)
Allow those choosing to return to their homes in eastern Aleppo to do so
in safety, retaining all property rights and without fear of reprisals or discrimination;
(c)
Ensure that besieged communities have access to humanitarian aid, in
compliance with Security Council resolutions 2165 (2014), 2191 (2014), 2258 (2015)
and 2328 (2016);
(d)
End all attacks against aid workers and humanitarian facilities,
including medical personnel, hospitals and transport.
108.
The Commission recommends that armed groups:
(a)
Repudiate extreme elements and apply effective leverage for compliance
with international law;
(b)
Allow freedom of movement to members of communities living in
territories under their control, including by refraining from using civilians as human
shields;
(c)
109.
Cease indiscriminate shelling of civilian-inhabited areas.
The Commission recommends that the international community:
(a)
Promote efforts to ensure accountability, including by actively
supporting the establishment of the International, Impartial and Independent
Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for
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