A/HRC/RES/26/30 Expressing deep concern at the lack of access of impartial and independent human rights monitors to the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Welcoming the continued efforts by the Secretary-General, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Council of Europe and other international and regional organizations to assist Ukraine in promoting and protecting human rights, 1. Welcomes the reports of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the human rights situation in Ukraine, based on the findings of the United Nations human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine; 2. Commends the Office of the High Commissioner for the rapid deployment of the monitoring mission, for providing regular, accurate and public reports on the human rights situation, as well as on emerging concerns and risks, and for documenting the facts and circumstances of alleged human rights violations and abuses; 3. Welcomes the cooperation of the Government of Ukraine with the monitoring mission and the renewal of its mandate in Ukraine until 15 September 2014, and fully supports the continued assistance of the Office of the High Commissioner to the Government of Ukraine; 4. Calls upon all concerned to cooperate fully with, provide access to and allow deployment of independent and impartial human rights monitors, including by the monitoring mission, and to comply strictly with all applicable international law; 5. Also calls upon all concerned to implement the recommendations contained in the reports of the Office of the High Commissioner, and welcomes the efforts of the Government of Ukraine already made in this regard aimed at, inter alia, the implementation of the Geneva Joint Statement on Ukraine of 17 April 2014; 6. Calls upon the Government of Ukraine to continue its reform efforts aimed at strengthening the human rights protection of all citizens, the rule of law and democracy, in particular in areas identified by the monitoring mission; 7. Welcomes the holding of presidential elections in Ukraine on 25 May 2014; 8. Expresses concern that, despite the efforts of the election administration to ensure voting throughout the country, individuals were not able to take part in voting in parts of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions owing to systematic disruption by illegal armed groups and in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol; 9. Calls upon the Government of Ukraine to continue to investigate all alleged human rights violations and abuses in a prompt, impartial, transparent and comprehensive manner, and to ensure accountability, including in relation to the Maidan protests and the violence in Odessa on 2 May 2014; 10. Welcomes the cooperation of the Government of Ukraine with the special procedures of the Human Rights Council, in line with its standing invitation, and encourages continued cooperation in this regard; 11. Also welcomes the statement by the Special Rapporteur on minority issues on her country visit to Ukraine containing the initial findings, and urges all concerned to strictly respect the rights of persons belonging to ethnic, national, linguistic and religious minorities; 12. Calls for an immediate end to all acts of discrimination and harassment, in particular towards persons belonging to minorities and indigenous peoples and other residents of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, including ethnic Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars; 2

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