Protection of the human rights of civilians in armed conflict 2008, para. 4
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Paragraph text
Stresses the importance of combating impunity in order to prevent violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law perpetrated against civilians in armed conflicts, and urges States, in accordance with their international obligations, to bring perpetrators of such crimes to justice;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian
Violence
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2008
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, Protection of the human rights of civilians in armed conflict (2008), A/HRC/RES/9/9, OP 4.