A/HRC/RES/50/19
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
19 July 2022
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fiftieth session
13 June–8 July 2022
Agenda item 4
Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 8 July 2022
50/19.
Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming its previous resolutions on the Syrian Arab Republic,
Reaffirming also its strong commitment to full respect for the sovereignty,
independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic,
Recalling all relevant resolutions of the Human Rights Council, the Commission on
Human Rights, the General Assembly and the Security Council and the relevant resolutions
and agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women, which, inter alia,
affirmed that all forms of violence against women and girls must be prevented, condemned
and eliminated and that women’s and girls’ access to justice and accountability for violations
of their human rights must be ensured,
Recalling also that gender equality has been reflected in the Vienna Declaration and
Programme of Action, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome
documents of their review conferences,
Expressing deep concern at the continued violence across different parts of the Syrian
Arab Republic and its devastating impact on civilians, including through the ongoing
humanitarian crisis, grave violations and abuses of international human rights law and
violations of international humanitarian law,
Recalling the statements made by the Secretary-General and the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights that crimes against humanity and war crimes are likely to
have been committed in the Syrian Arab Republic, and the conclusions of the Independent
International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic that violations and abuses
have included acts that are likely to constitute crimes against humanity, war crimes and other
international crimes, including genocide,
Noting with deep concern the findings by the Commission of Inquiry, including in its
most recent report,1 that sexual and gender-based violence against women, girls, men and
boys has been persistent and underreported in the Syrian Arab Republic since 2011 and
continues to be perpetrated,
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A/HRC/49/77.
GE.22-11092(E)