A/HRC/RES/58/24 comply with their applicable obligations under international law, including international human rights law, international humanitarian law and international refugee law, Recalling that the States members of the Human Rights Council are required to uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights, Deploring the suffering of people in Ukraine, and reaffirming its profound solidarity with them, while stressing the importance of providing all victims with proper support and assistance, and effective remedy and redress, Expressing concern at the humanitarian needs of all those fleeing from or displaced by the military hostilities, Reaffirming the importance of the full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership of women, including women with disabilities, in planning and decision-making with regard to mediation, confidence-building, conflict prevention and resolution, and reconstruction, and of their involvement in all efforts to maintain and promote peace and security, and the need to prevent and redress human rights violations and abuses, such as all forms of sexual and gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence, Reaffirming also that the right to freedom of opinion and expression, both online and offline, is a human right guaranteed to all, reiterating in this regard the important role of free and independent media and non-governmental organizations, condemning any attack against journalists, media outlets, media workers and human rights defenders, and underlining the importance of ensuring accountability for all killings of and other crimes against journalists and media workers, Stressing that the disinformation spread by States and State-sponsored actors can accompany serious violations of international law and can have a far-reaching negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights, in particular in times of emergency, crisis and armed conflict, Underscoring the obligation of all parties to the Geneva Conventions and to the Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), to investigate and prosecute or extradite persons alleged to have committed, or to have ordered to be committed, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions or of Protocol I Additional thereto, as applicable, Noting the role of the International Court of Justice in settling, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States, recalling the order issued by the Court on 16 March 2022 for the Russian Federation to immediately suspend the military operations that it had commenced on 24 February 2022 in the territory of Ukraine, recalling also the judgment of the Court of 31 January 2024 in Application of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ukraine v. Russian Federation), and recalling further the judgment of the Court of 2 February 2024 in Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation), Stressing the importance of collecting, preserving and analysing evidence with a view to advancing accountability, stressing also that bringing those responsible to justice is critical for the prevention of further human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law, and emphasizing that the gravity of the situation requires a swift and thorough response, Underscoring the massive disruption affecting the justice system as a result of the war of aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, and stressing the importance of technical assistance and capacity-building initiatives to support the sustainability of the judicial institutions of Ukraine, including prosecutorial and investigative capacities, particularly in documenting and adjudicating war crimes cases with a view to enhancing accountability efforts, Noting the activities of the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and the ongoing work to establish a claims commission for Ukraine, which constitute important steps in ensuring timely compensation for the victims 5