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responsible for such violations, including for those that may amount to crimes against
humanity;
14.
Encourages the international community to ensure that there is no impunity
for such crimes, stressing that the Syrian authorities have failed to prosecute alleged
perpetrators of such crimes;
15.
Looks forward to the full report of the commission of inquiry, to be presented
to Human Rights Council at its twentieth-first session;
16.
Recognizes that the commission will need additional resources in order to
completely fulfil its mandate;
17.
Calls upon the Syrian authorities to cooperate fully with the commission of
inquiry, including by granting it immediate, full and unfettered access throughout the
Syrian Arab Republic, noting the unofficial visit of commissioner Paulo Pinheiro;
18.
Decides to transmit all reports and oral updates by the commission of inquiry
to all relevant bodies of the United Nations and the Secretary-General for appropriate
action;
19.
Recalls the standards for membership of the Human Rights Council as set
forth in paragraph 8 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006;
20.
Decides to remain seized of the matter.
33rd meeting
6 July 2012
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 41 to 3, with 3 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso,
Cameroon, Chile, Congo, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Ecuador,
Guatemala, Hungary, 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
Abstaining:
India, Philippines, Uganda]
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