A/HRC/RES/48/15
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
15 October 2021
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forty-eighth session
13 September–11 October 2021
Agenda item 4
Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 8 October 2021
48/15.
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,
Deploring the fact that March 2021 marked 10 years since the peaceful uprising and
its brutal repression that led to the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic, which has had a
devastating impact on civilians, including through grave violations and abuses of
international human rights law and violations of international humanitarian law,
Expressing deep concern at the recent escalation in violence across different parts of
the Syrian Arab Republic and its impact on the ongoing humanitarian crisis, and demanding
that all parties immediately comply with their respective obligations under international
human rights law and international humanitarian law,
Urging all parties to implement a complete, immediate and nationwide ceasefire
monitored under the auspices of the United Nations, and to engage with the United Nationsled political process to achieve a peaceful end to the conflict,
Condemning the grave situation of human rights across the Syrian Arab Republic, and
demanding that the Syrian authorities meet their responsibility to protect the Syrian
population and to respect and protect the human rights of all persons within its jurisdiction,
including persons in detention and their families,
Expressing grave concern about all persons missing as a result of the situation in the
Syrian Arab Republic, including those subjected to enforced disappearance, noting the
comments of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab
Republic and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria that tens of thousands of
individuals remain missing in the Syrian Arab Republic, and recalling Human Rights Council
resolution 45/3 of 6 October 2020 in this regard,
Noting that, under applicable international law and in line with Security Council
resolution 2474 (2019) of 11 June 2019, parties to armed conflict bear the primary
responsibility to take all feasible measures to account for persons reported missing as a result
of hostilities and to put in place appropriate channels enabling response and communication
GE.21-14887(E)