A/HRC/RES/28/20 also of 27 September 2013, requiring it to declare its programme in full and to eliminate it in its entirety; 10. Notes with grave concern the recent findings of the fact-finding mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the Commission of Inquiry regarding the repeated use of chlorine gas as a chemical weapon in the Syrian Arab Republic, recognizes that such use of chlorine gas by the Syrian authorities constitutes a violation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, and expresses its strong conviction that those individuals responsible for the use of chemical weapons must be held accountable, as stressed by the Security Council in its resolution 2118 (2013) and expressed by the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in its decision of 4 February 2015; 11. Expresses grave concern at the use of force by the Syrian authorities against civilians, which has caused immense human suffering and displacement, has fomented the spread of extremism and extremist groups and has demonstrated the failure of the Syrian authorities to protect the Syrian population and to implement the relevant resolutions and decisions of the United Nations bodies; 12. Condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist acts and violence committed against civilians by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Daesh), its violent extremist ideology and its continued gross, systematic and widespread abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law, and reaffirms that terrorism, including the actions of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Daesh), cannot and should not be associated with any religion, nationality or civilization; 13. Strongly condemns the intervention in the Syrian Arab Republic of all foreign terrorist fighters and those foreign organizations fighting on behalf of the Syrian regime, particularly militia groups such as Hizbullah, Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq and Liwa’ Abu al-Fadl alAbbas, and expresses deep concern that their involvement further exacerbates the deteriorating situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, including the human rights and humanitarian situation, which has a serious negative impact on the region; 14. Condemns all violations and abuses of international human rights law and all violations of international humanitarian law committed against the civilian population, calls upon all groups in the Syrian Arab Republic to refrain from retaliation and violence and to take all necessary steps to protect civilians, including by demilitarizing medical facilities and schools, and urges all parties to the conflict to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law and to respect human rights; 15. Strongly condemns violence against all persons based on their religious or ethnic affiliation, and calls upon all parties to fully respect international law; 16. Notes with grave concern the reporting of the Commission of Inquiry, including on the number and type of crimes committed, in which the Commission assessed that crimes against humanity and war crimes have been and continue to be committed in the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic; 17. Recalls that the International Criminal Court was established to help to end impunity for such crimes where the State is unwilling or unable to genuinely carry out investigations or prosecutions; 18. Emphasizes the need to ensure that all those responsible for violations of international humanitarian law or violations and abuses of human rights law are held to account through appropriate, fair and independent domestic or international criminal justice mechanisms, and stresses the need to pursue practical steps towards this goal, noting the important role that the International Criminal Court can play in this regard; 3