A/HRC/RES/58/25 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 7 April 2025 Original: English Human Rights Council Fifty-eighth session 24 February–4 April 2025 Agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 4 April 2025 58/25. 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 from 2011 to December 2024, Reaffirming also its strong commitment to full respect for the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic, Welcoming the end of the former Syrian regime in December 2024, which had failed to meet its responsibility to protect the Syrian population and to respect, protect and fulfil the human rights of all persons within its jurisdiction, including persons in detention and their families, and to investigate allegations of war crimes as well as serious violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, and recalling the statements made by the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights that crimes against humanity and war crimes were likely to have been committed in the Syrian Arab Republic, Recalling the statements of the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner that, after 14 years of conflict, the development of a future Syrian Arab Republic, grounded in human rights, freedom and justice, must be Syrian-led and Syrian-owned, and that the political transition must be representative, inclusive and comprehensive and meet the legitimate aspirations and advance the fulfilment of the human rights of all Syrian people, in all their diversity, Welcoming in this regard the intervention of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic during the present session of the Human Rights Council, in particular the sentiment that those governing the Syrian Arab Republic bear profound responsibility to ensure that the atrocities and violations committed by the former regime are never repeated, and that the Syrian people deserve a homeland where their rights are safeguarded, their voices are heard and their dignity is preserved, Emphasizing the importance of a comprehensive approach to addressing the past through transitional justice, incorporating the full range of judicial and non-judicial measures, in order to ensure accountability, serve justice, provide victims and families with access to remedy, promote healing and reconciliation, ensure confidence in the institutions of the State GE.25-05556 (E)