A/HRC/RES/23/1
2.
Condemns all violence in the Syrian Arab Republic, irrespective of where it
comes from, and calls upon all parties to immediately put an end to all forms of violence,
including terrorist acts and acts of violence or intimidation that may foment sectarian
tensions, also condemns all human rights violations and abuses, and calls upon all parties to
comply strictly with their obligations under international law, including international
humanitarian law and international human rights law;
3.
Calls upon the Syrian authorities to meet their responsibility to protect the Syrian
population and to put an immediate end to all attacks against the civilians of Al Qusayr;
4.
Stresses the need to ensure accountability for those responsible for the
massacre in Al Qusayr, and also stresses that those responsible for the serious violations of
international humanitarian law and international human rights law in the Syrian Arab
Republic must be held to account; reaffirms that the Syrian people, on the basis of broad,
inclusive and credible consultations, should determine, within the framework provided for
by international law, the process and mechanisms to achieve justice, reconciliation, truth
and accountability for gross violations, as well as reparations and effective remedies for
victims, while underlining the relevance of referrals to the appropriate international
criminal justice mechanism under appropriate circumstances;
5.
Condemns the intervention of foreign combatants fighting on behalf of the
Syrian regime in Al Qusayr, and expresses deep concern that their involvement further
exacerbates the deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation, which has a serious
negative impact on the region;
6.
Demands that the Syrian authorities allow free and unimpeded access by the
United Nations and humanitarian agencies to all civilians affected by the violence,
especially in Al Qusayr, through all effective routes, including by providing authorization
for cross-border humanitarian operations as an urgent priority, and urges all parties to
protect medical personnel, facilities and transport as such;
7.
Requests the commission of inquiry to urgently conduct a comprehensive,
independent and unfettered inquiry into the events in Al Qusayr, and also requests the
commission to include the findings of the inquiry in its report to the Human Rights Council
at its twenty-fourth session.
8.
Decides to remain seized of the matter and to take further action on the
situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic.
8th meeting
29 May 2013
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 36 to 1, with 8 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Argentina, Austria, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, Costa
Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Estonia, Gabon, Germany, Guatemala,
Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania,
Montenegro, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of
Moldova, Romania, Sierra Leone, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab
Emirates, United States of America
Against:
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Abstaining:
Angola, Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Uganda]
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