A/HRC/RES/28/20 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 8 April 2015 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-eighth session Agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council 28/20. The continuing grave deterioration in the human rights and humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic The Human Rights Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, Reaffirming all its previous 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 killing or deliberate targeting of civilians as such, in violation of international humanitarian law, and acts of violence that foment sectarian tensions, Expressing its deepest concern about 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 torture and execution of persons incarcerated by the current Syrian regime regarding the allegations contained in the evidence presented by “Caesar” in January 2014, on the torture and execution of persons incarcerated by the Syrian regime, 1 Welcoming the efforts of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Syrian Arab Republic, and expressing full support for the diplomatic efforts of the Special Envoy aimed at finding a political solution on the basis of the Geneva communiqué, including for the formation of a transitional governing body with full executive powers, Recalling the statements made by the Commission of Inquiry and the special procedures of the Human Rights Council that crimes against humanity and war crimes are likely to have been committed in the Syrian Arab Republic, and noting the repeated encouragement by the Commission to the Security Council to refer the situation to the International Criminal Court, Condemning the lack of cooperation by the Syrian authorities with the Commission of Inquiry, 1 See S/2014/244, annex. GE.15-07269 (E) 