The Grave and Deteriorating Human Rights and Humanitarian Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic

A/HRC/RES/29/16View PDF

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A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council's attention, published in 2015.

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2 documents · 2015

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2015	A/HRC/RES/30/10	The grave and deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic	1,923	–
2015	A/HRC/RES/29/16	The grave and deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic	1,220	–

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15 subjects

Accountability Arbitrary Detention Chemical Weapons Civilian Persons Financial Assistance Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Human Rights Violations Humanitarian Assistance Internal Security International Humanitarian Law International Law Non-State Actors Prisoner Treatment Refugees Syrian Arab Republic

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19 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the work of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, and notes the importance of the work of the Commission of Inquiry and the information it has collected in support of the future accountability efforts, in particular the information on alleged perpetrators violating international law;

Demands that the Syrian authorities cooperate fully with the Human Rights Council and the Commission of Inquiry by granting the Commission immediate, full and unfettered access throughout the Syrian Arab Republic;

Strongly condemns the continued gross, systematic and widespread violations and abuses of human rights and all violations of international humanitarian law by the Syrian authorities and affiliated militias, including foreign terrorist fighters and those foreign organizations fighting on behalf of the Syrian authorities, in particular Hizbullah, Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq and Liwa’ Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas;

Also strongly condemns the widespread use of sexual violence and torture in detention centres, noting that such acts constitute violations of international human rights law or violations of international humanitarian law, and calls for the appropriate international monitoring bodies to be granted access to detainees in government prisons and detention centres and for the Syrian authorities to publish a list of all detention facilities;

Further strongly condemns all arbitrary detention of individuals by the Syrian authorities and demands the immediate release of all persons detained, including individuals affiliated with non-governmental organizations accredited by the Economic and Social Council, such as the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression;

Strongly condemns the continued use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic, including chlorine gas, which is prohibited under international law, and demands that the Syrian Arab Republic respect fully its international obligations, including the requirement that it declare its programme in full and eliminate it in its entirety;

Condemns the use by the Syrian authorities of heavy weapons, cluster munitions and aerial bombardments, including any indiscriminate use of ballistic missiles and barrel bombs and the shelling of medical facilities, and also condemns the starvation of civilians as a method of combat against the Syrian population;

Strongly condemns the terrorist acts and violence committed against civilians by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Daesh), al-Nusra Front and other extremist groups, condemns in the strongest terms the violent extremist ideology professed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Daesh) and its continued gross, systematic and widespread abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law, and reaffirms that terrorism, including the actions of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Daesh), cannot and should not be associated with any religion, nationality or civilization;

Condemns all violations and abuses of international human rights law and all violations of international humanitarian law, including against women and children, as well as persons with disabilities, and urges all parties to the conflict not to commit indiscriminate attacks, including those that affect civilian populations and objects, to demilitarize medical facilities and schools, to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian law and to respect human rights;

Strongly condemns violence against all persons on the basis of their religious or ethnic affiliation, and calls upon all parties to respect fully international law;

Calls upon the international community to support the leadership and full participation of women in all efforts aimed at finding a political solution to the Syrian Arab Republic, as envisaged by the Security Council in its resolutions 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000 and 2122 (2013) of 18 October 2013;

Emphasizes the need to ensure that all those responsible for violations of international humanitarian law or violations and abuses of human rights law are held to account through appropriate, fair and independent domestic or international criminal justice mechanisms, and stresses the need to pursue practical steps towards this goal, noting the important role that the International Criminal Court can play in this regard;

Reaffirms that, in the context of an inclusive and credible dialogue, the Syrian people should determine the appropriate process and mechanisms to achieve justice, reconciliation, truth and accountability for gross violations and abuses of international law, as well as reparations and effective remedies for victims;

Expresses deep concern at the growing number of refugees and internally displaced persons fleeing the violence, welcomes the efforts by neighbouring countries to host Syrian refugees, and acknowledges the socioeconomic consequences of the presence of large-scale refugee populations in those countries;

Deplores the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and urges the international community to provide urgent financial support to enable the host countries to respond to the growing humanitarian needs of Syrian refugees, while emphasizing the principle of burden-sharing;

Welcomes the outcome of the third International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria, held on 31 March 2015 in Kuwait City, expresses its appreciation to donor States, and calls upon all members of the international community to respond expeditiously to the Syrian humanitarian appeals and to fulfil all previous pledges;

Demands that the Syrian authorities facilitate, and that all other parties to the conflict do not hinder, the full, immediate and safe access of the United Nations and humanitarian actors, including to besieged areas, in accordance with Security Council resolutions 2165 (2014) of 14 July 2014 and 2191 (2014) of 17 December 2014, and calls upon Member States to fund fully the United Nations appeals;

Reaffirms that there can only be a political solution to the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic, and urges the parties to the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic to abstain from actions that may contribute to the continuing deterioration of the security and humanitarian situation in order to reach a genuine political transition based on the Geneva communiqué.

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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