A/HRC/S-23/2
1.
Condemns in the strongest terms the gross abuses of international human
rights law and violations of international humanitarian law perpetrated by the terrorist
group Boko Haram;
2.
Calls upon those who provide support and resources to Boko Haram to put an
immediate end to any such support that is contrary to international human rights law, as
well as relevant resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly, the Security
Council, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, the
Economic Community of Central African States and the Lake Chad Basin Commission;
3.
Urges all parties not to lend any legitimacy to terrorist acts;
4.
Calls for increased collaboration of the international community with the
States affected by the terrorist activities of Boko Haram to monitor and to dry up all
possible sources of financing;
5.
Welcomes the assistance provided by some States to African States in the
fight against terrorism, and calls upon the international community to provide more active
and multifaceted support for Cameroon, Chad, the Niger, Nigeria and any other State
affected by the actions of the terrorist group Boko Haram on their request, and in close
collaboration with their respective Governments;
6.
Further calls upon States and the international community to support the
multinational joint task force established by the African Union, as appropriate, for the
deployment of the task force, which includes troops from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, the
Niger and Benin, by providing the said task force with technical assistance;
7.
Calls for the perpetrators of the heinous crimes committed by the terrorist
group Boko Haram to be brought before the competent courts of the affected States to
ensure that those responsible for abuses of human rights and violations of international
humanitarian law, including attacks targeting civilians, are held accountable;
8.
Urges States to protect human rights while fighting terrorism, including
through increased cooperation and full implementation of relevant international
conventions and resolutions, and highlights the need to strengthen coordination at the
national, subregional, regional and international levels to reinforce the global response to
terrorism;
9.
Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights to collect information from affected States and in close cooperation and consultation
with them, in order to prepare a report on violations and abuses of human rights and
atrocities committed by the terrorist group Boko Haram in the States affected by such acts,
with a view towards accountability, and to provide an oral update, as part of an interactive
dialogue, to be held at the twenty-ninth session of the Human Rights Council and to submit
a report for its consideration at its thirtieth session.
2nd meeting
1 April 2015
[Adopted without a vote.]
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