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and hospitals, the use of schools as military bases and the shortages of medical supplies and
treatment,
Expressing concern also about the impact of the security and political crisis and of
terrorism on migrants, in particular the increase in the number of deaths of migrants
attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea,
Emphasizing the need for a political solution to the conflict, for an immediate
ceasefire and for all parties to cease violence, expressing full support for the efforts led by
the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya to facilitate talks and to
establish a national unity government, and underscoring the importance of the equal and
full participation of all parts of Libyan society, including women and youth, in the political
process,
Reaffirming that those responsible for violations or abuses of human rights,
violations of international humanitarian law and terrorism should be held accountable, and
that counter-terrorism measures must be consistent with applicable international law,
1.
Condemns all violations and abuses of human rights and violations of
international humanitarian law, including those involving unlawful killings, indiscriminate
shelling and attacks on civilians, abductions and assassinations, including of government
officials, judges, human rights activists, journalists and members of civil society
organizations, shelling of hospitals, looting of property, and restrictions on freedom of
expression;
2.
Condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist acts, hostage-taking and
violence committed against civilians by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
(Daesh in Libya) and other terrorist organizations, their violent extremist ideology and their
continued gross, systematic and widespread abuse of human rights and violations of
international humanitarian law, and reaffirms that terrorism, including the actions of the socalled Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, cannot and should not be associated with any
religion, nationality or civilization;
3.
Strongly urges the Government of Libya to investigate human rights
violations and abuses and to hold those responsible to account;
4.
Strongly urges all parties immediately to cease violations and abuses and to
engage fully in the United Nations-led dialogue for peace aimed at the establishment of a
Government of national unity, in order to avert further deterioration in the humanitarian
crisis suffered by Libyans as a result of the conflict and to prevent the further erosion of the
sovereignty and security of Libya, and urges all fighters and their leaders to declare that
violations and abuses of human rights will not be tolerated and that individuals suspected of
such acts will be removed from duty;
5.
Calls for those responsible for violations or abuses of international human
rights law, including sexual violence and violations and abuses against children, to be held
accountable in accordance with international standards;
6.
Calls upon the Government of Libya to increase efforts to end impunity, and
takes note of its continued cooperation with the International Criminal Court to ensure that
those responsible for violations of human rights and international humanitarian law,
including attacks targeting civilians, are held accountable;
7.
Recognizes the ongoing human rights challenges in Libya, strongly
encourages the Government of Libya to increase its efforts to protect and promote human
rights and to prevent any violations or abuses, and in this regard calls upon the international
community to provide assistance for Libyan efforts to establish the rule of law, due process
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