A/HRC/RES/29/16 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 22 July 2015 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-ninth session Agenda item 4 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 2 July 2015 29/16. The grave and deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic The Human Rights Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, Reaffirming all previous Human Rights Council resolutions on the Syrian Arab Republic, Reaffirming also its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic, Condemning the grave deterioration of the human rights situation and the indiscriminate or deliberate targeting of civilians as such, in violation of international humanitarian law, and acts of violence that foment sectarian tensions, Condemning also the damage to and destruction of the cultural heritage of the Syrian Arab Republic, as well as the organized looting and trafficking of its cultural property, Expressing its deepest concern at the findings of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic and the report into the credibility of certain evidence with regard to the torture and execution of persons incarcerated by the current Syrian regime regarding the allegations contained in the evidence presented by “Caesar” in January 2014,1 Noting the observation of the Commission of Inquiry that, since March 2011, the Syrian authorities have conducted widespread attacks against the civilian population as a matter of policy, Deploring the lack of cooperation by the Syrian authorities with the Commission of Inquiry, Expressing full support for the diplomatic efforts of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Syrian Arab Republic aimed at finding a political solution on the 1 See S/2014/244, annex. GE.15-12352(E) *1512352*