A/HRC/19/69 132. The commission recommends that the Government recommendations issued in its first report,22 and that it also: implement the (a) Ensure that all people in detention are informed promptly of the reasons for their detention and any charges against them, and allowed prompt and regular access to a lawyer of their choice and visits by their families, who should also be notified about their status and location; (b) Conduct fair trials for deserters and armed group members, and ensure that no evidence obtained by torture is relied on; (c) Take all feasible measures to locate and identify persons who died during the unrest and determine the fate of disappeared persons; (d) Deploy civilian police, instead of the army or security forces, to control and protect protests by unarmed civilians, and provide them with training and nonlethal equipment to control crowds in compliance with international standards; (e) Publish a list of all places currently being used as detention facilities, together with information on the agency or unit responsible for their supervision; (f) Publish the rules of engagement guiding army and security force operations against anti-Government armed groups. 133. The commission renews its recommendation that all armed groups ensure respect for and act in accordance with international human rights law. Armed groups, in particular the FSA and its local groups, should: (a) Adopt and publicly announce rules of conduct that are in accordance with international human rights law and other applicable international standards, including those reflected in the Declaration of Minimum Humanitarian Standards;23 (b) Publicly pledge not to torture or execute captured soldiers, Shabbiha members or civilians, not to target people who take no part in the clashes, and not to take hostages, whether civilian or military; (c) Instruct FSA members to abide by these commitments and hold perpetrators of abuses within their ranks accountable; (d) Take care to minimize the risk of civilians coming under Government fire or facing reprisals as a result of the deployment of FSA members in specific places; (e) Provide relevant humanitarian and human rights institutions with all available information on the fate of persons it has captured, and give such actors full and unimpeded access to detainees. 134. The commission recommends that the United Nations include a strong human rights component in any international mission deployed to the Syrian Arab Republic, with the mandate and capacity to monitor effectively any human rights violations, including those involving violence against women, children and minorities. 135. The commission recommends that OHCHR and the future Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic continue to identify, where possible, those responsible for international crimes with a view to ensure that perpetrators are held accountable. OHCHR, in cooperation with the Special 22 23 A/HRC/17-2/Add.1, para. 112. E/CN.4/1995/116. 23

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