A/HRC/RES/28/17 7. Urges States to take appropriate measures to duly investigate the incitement, preparation, instigation or commission of acts of terrorism and, where appropriate, to prosecute, convict and punish those engaged in such acts in accordance with national criminal laws and procedure; 8. Calls upon States to strengthen further their national laws and mechanisms on countering terrorism; 9. Condemns incitement to violence and terrorism by any means, in particular through the media, and in that regard highlights the complex challenges associated with the increasing use of social media and information and communications technology in inciting violence and terrorism; 10. Reaffirms its unequivocal condemnation of all acts, methods, practices and financing of terrorism as criminal and unjustifiable, renews its commitment to strengthen international cooperation to prevent and combat terrorism, and in that regard calls upon States and relevant regional and subregional organizations, as appropriate, to continue to implement the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and its four pillars; 11. Calls upon all national and regional institutions and relevant civil society organizations, as appropriate, to advance tolerance and non-violence and more broadly to promote initiatives to build resilience against the recruitment of terrorists; 12. Expresses its solidarity with the victims of terrorism and their families, and acknowledges the importance of considering the needs of the victims of terrorism and preserving their human rights in such a way that requires the enhancement of international cooperation and the exchange of expertise in that respect; 13. Encourages States to provide satisfaction, reparation and rehabilitation for victims in accordance with the relevant national laws from within available resources; 14. Urges States and the international community to take measures, including through education, awareness-raising, the media and human rights educational activities and training, to effectively address the underlying factors of terrorism and the factors that make individuals and groups more vulnerable to the effects of terrorism and increase their propensity to be recruited by terrorists; 15. Invites all treaty bodies, special procedures mandate holders, relevant international and regional human rights mechanisms and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, within their respective mandates, to pay due attention to the negative impact of terrorism on the enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms; 16. Decides to convene, at its twenty-ninth session, a panel discussion on the effects of terrorism on the enjoyment by all persons of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and requests the High Commissioner to liaise with States and all stakeholders, including the relevant United Nations bodies, agencies and programmes, treaty bodies, special procedures mandate holders, national human rights institutions and civil society organizations with a view to ensuring their participation in the panel discussion; 3

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