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by upholding human rights law and international humanitarian law in its efforts to confront
the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, and by investigating appropriately all
alleged abuses and violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law in
Iraq, and continues to support the efforts of the Government of Iraq to foster religious
freedom and pluralism by promoting the ability of members of all religious communities to
manifest their religion and to contribute openly and on an equal footing to society, and to
take appropriate measures to prevent attacks against persons on the basis of their religion or
belief and to prosecute the perpetrators of such attacks;
6.
Urges all parties not to lend any legitimacy to terrorist acts;
7.
Calls upon the international community to assist the Iraqi authorities to
ensure protection of and assistance to those fleeing the areas affected by terrorism, in
particular members of groups in a vulnerable situation, including women, children and
persons with disabilities, as well as members of ethnic, religious and other minorities;
8.
Commends the United Nations, its specialized agencies and the partners of
Iraq for their continued assistance to the national authorities of Iraq, and urges the
international community and all relevant stakeholders to strengthen their efforts in assisting
Iraq in restoring peace, stability and security in the areas controlled by the so-called Islamic
State in Iraq and the Levant and associated groups and in protecting civilians at the request
of the Government of Iraq, and notably the threatened minorities, in order to ensure the
return of internally displaced persons to their homes;
9.
Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to
provide technical and capacity-building assistance to the Government of Iraq to assist in
promoting and protecting human rights, and to report thereon;
10.
Requests the Office of the High Commissioner urgently to dispatch a mission
to Iraq to investigate alleged violations and abuses of international human rights law
committed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and associated terrorist
groups, and to establish the facts and circumstances of such abuses and violations, with a
view to avoiding impunity and ensuring full accountability, and to provide a report on its
findings to the Human Rights Council at an interactive dialogue during its twenty-eighth
session, and also requests the High Commissioner to provide an oral update during the
twenty-seventh session of the Council on the implementation of the present resolution;
11.
Decides to remain seized of the matter.
2nd meeting
1 September 2014
[Adopted without a vote.]
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