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;
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