A/RES/53/157 Page 2 Taking note of the concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child5 following the consideration by the Committee of the initial report of Iraq under the Convention on the Rights of the Child,6 Recalling Security Council resolution 686 (1991) of 2 March 1991, in which the Council called upon Iraq to release all Kuwaitis and nationals of other States who might still be held in detention, Council resolutions 687 (1991) of 3 April 1991 and 688 (1991) of 5 April 1991, in which the Council demanded an end to the repression of the Iraqi civilian population and insisted that Iraq cooperate with international humanitarian organizations and that the human rights of all Iraqi citizens be respected, and Council resolutions 986 (1995) of 14 April 1995, 1111 (1997) of 4 June 1997, 1129 (1997) of 12 September 1997, 1143 (1997) of 4 December 1997, 1153 (1998) of 20 February 1998 and 1175 (1998) of 19 June 1998, by which the Council authorized States to permit imports of Iraqi oil in order to allow Iraq to purchase humanitarian supplies, Taking note of the reports of the Secretary-General concerning the implementation of Security Council resolutions 986 (1995),7 1111 (1997)8 and 1143 (1997)9 and, in particular, his report of 1 September 1998 concerning the implementation of Council resolution 1153 (1998),10 1. Takes note with appreciation of the interim report of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Iraq11 and the observations, conclusions and recommendations contained therein, and notes with dismay that there has been no improvement in the situation of human rights in the country; 2. Calls upon the Government of Iraq to abide by its freely undertaken obligations under international human rights treaties and international humanitarian law and to respect and ensure the rights of all individuals, irrespective of their origin, ethnicity, gender or religion, within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction; 3. Also calls upon the Government of Iraq to cooperate with United Nations human rights mechanisms, in particular by receiving a return visit by the Special Rapporteur to Iraq and allowing the stationing of human rights monitors throughout Iraq pursuant to the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Commission on Human Rights; 4. Strongly condemns the systematic, widespread and extremely grave violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law by the Government of Iraq, resulting in all-pervasive repression and oppression; 5 CRC/C/15/Add. 94. 6 Resolution 44/25, annex. 7 See Official Records of the Security Council, Fifty-first Year, Supplement for October, November and December 1996, document S/1996/1015. 8 Ibid., Fifty-second Year, Supplement for October, November and December 1997, document S/1997/935. 9 Ibid., Fifty-third Year, Supplement for January, February and March 1998, documents S/1998/90 and S/1998/194; and ibid., Supplement for April, May and June 1998, document S/1998/477. 10 Ibid., Supplement for July, August and September 1998, document S/1998/823. 11 A/53/433. /...