A/HRC/RES/19/22
(e)
Allow full and unhindered access and movement for all relevant institutions
of the League of Arab States and Arab and international media in all parts of the Syrian
Arab Republic to determine the truth about the situation on the ground and monitor the
incidents taking place;
14.
Decides to extend the mandate of the commission of inquiry established by
the Human Rights Council in its resolution S-17/1, and requests the commission to continue
its work, to provide an oral update to the Council at an interactive dialogue at its twentieth
session and to present also a written updated report at an interactive dialogue at its twentyfirst session;
15.
Requests the commission of inquiry to conduct and continuously update a
mapping exercise of gross violations of human rights since March 2011, including an
assessment of casualty figures, and to publish it periodically;
16.
Invites the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights to facilitate the safe and secure storage of information and evidence, gathered by the
commission of inquiry, on violations and abuses of international human rights law in the
Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011;
17.
Calls on the Syrian authorities to cooperate fully with the commission of
inquiry, including by granting it unhindered access to the country;
18.
Repeats its call upon the Syrian authorities to cooperate with the special
procedures of the Human Rights Council and with the Office of the High Commissioner,
including through the establishment of a field presence with a mandate to protect and
promote human rights;
19.
Invites the Secretary-General to take the measures necessary to support the
efforts of the League of Arab States, if requested, to contribute to a peaceful solution to the
situation in the Syrian Arab Republic consistent with the Charter of the United Nations and
the League’s decisions;
20.
Recommends that the main bodies of the United Nations urgently consider the
reports of the commission of inquiry and take appropriate action to address human rights
violations, as well as crimes against humanity that may have been committed;
21.
Decides to transmit the updated reports of the commission of inquiry to all
relevant United Nations bodies and the Secretary-General for appropriate action, and
requests the Secretary-General to present a report on the implementation of the present
resolution to the Human Rights Council at its twentieth and twenty-first sessions;
22.
Also decides to remain seized of the matter and to consider further
appropriate steps to be taken.
54th meeting
23 March 2012
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 41 to 3, with 2 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Chile, Congo, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Guatemala, Hungary,
India, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Poland,
Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Spain,
Switzerland, Thailand, United States of America, Uruguay
Against:
China, Cuba, Russian Federation
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