A/HRC/RES/S-15/1 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 3 March 2011 Original: English Human Rights Council Fifteenth special session 25 February 2011 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council S-15/1. Situation of human rights in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya The Human Rights Council, Reaffirming the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, relevant international human rights instruments and relevant international law, Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, Recalling also Council resolutions 5/1 and 5/2 of 18 June 2007, Expressing deep concern at the deaths of hundreds of civilians and rejecting unequivocally the incitement to hostility and violence against the civilian population made from the highest level of the Libyan Government, Reaffirming that all States have an obligation to protect the rights to life, liberty and security of the person, Reaffirming also the responsibilities of all States, in conformity with the Charter, to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, Reaffirming further that all States Members of the Human Rights Council should uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights, and that the General Assembly may suspend the rights of membership in the Council of a Member State that commits gross and systematic violations of human rights, Supporting the statements made by the Secretary-General of the United Nations and by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in particular the latter’s statement of 22 February 2011, in which she called for an international investigation into Libyan violence and justice for victims, Supporting also the press statement of the Security Council on the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of 22 February 2011, as well as the statement issued by the Council of the League of Arab States on 22 February 2011, the statement of the Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference of 20 February 2011, the communiqué of the 261st meeting of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union of 23 February 2011 and GE.11-11524