A/HRC/RES/25/7 4. Deeply deplores the suffering caused by terrorism to the victims and their families, and expresses its profound solidarity with them, and stresses the importance of providing them with proper support and assistance; 5. Recalls the panel discussion held by the Human Rights Council, pursuant to Council decision 16/116 of 24 March 2011, on 1 June 2011, which raised awareness of the importance of addressing the human rights of victims of terrorism in the determined effort by the international community to deal with the scourge of terrorism and as part of a comprehensive counter-terrorism policy that respects human rights and fundamental freedoms; 6. Urges States, while countering terrorism, to respect and protect all human rights, including economic, social and cultural rights, bearing in mind that certain counterterrorism measures may have an impact on the enjoyment of those rights; 7. Reaffirms that terrorism cannot and should not be associated with any religion, nationality, civilization or ethnic group; 8. Urges States to ensure that measures taken to counter terrorism are not discriminatory, and not to resort to profiling based on stereotypes founded on ethnic, racial, religious or any other ground of discrimination prohibited by international law; 9. Recognizes the work carried out by the special procedures of the Human Rights Council in the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism; 10. Acknowledges that the active participation of civil society can reinforce ongoing governmental efforts to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism; 11. Calls upon States, while countering terrorism, to ensure that any person who alleges that his or her human rights or fundamental freedoms have been violated has access to an effective remedy and that victims of human rights violations will receive adequate, effective and prompt reparations, which should include, as appropriate, restitution, compensation, rehabilitation and guarantees of non-recurrence; 12. Also calls upon States, while countering terrorism, to safeguard the right to privacy in accordance with international law, and urges them to take measures to ensure that interferences with the right to privacy are regulated by law, specifying the purposes in which interference is permitted, and that such interference is not arbitrary or unlawful, nor implemented in a discriminatory manner, and is subject to effective oversight and appropriate redress, including through judicial review or other means; 13. Further calls upon States to ensure that any measure taken or means employed to counter terrorism, including the use of remotely piloted aircraft, complies with their obligations under international law, including international human rights law and international humanitarian law; 14. Urges States to undertake prompt, independent and impartial fact-finding inquiries whenever there are plausible indications of breaches of their obligations under international human rights law as a result of any measures taken or means employed to counter terrorism and to ensure accountability for those responsible for violations that amount to crimes under national or international law; 15. Notes with concern measures that can undermine human rights and the rule of law, such as the detention of persons suspected of acts of terrorism in the absence of a legal basis for detention and due process guarantees, the unlawful deprivation of the right to life, and other fundamental freedoms, such as freedom of assembly and association, the deprivation of liberty that amounts to placing a detained person outside the protection of the 2