A/HRC/RES/52/32 Acknowledging that international human rights law and international humanitarian law are complementary and mutually reinforcing, Strongly condemning the aggression against Ukraine by the Russian Federation, Expressing grave concern at the ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, particularly at the reports of violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law by the Russian Federation, including gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights, and recalling the strong expressions of concern made by the Secretary-General, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, the special procedures of the Human Rights Council and the treaty bodies, Reaffirming the significance of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, and recalling that massive, serious and systematic violations of human rights and international humanitarian law might result in genocide, Recalling the reports of the Secretary-General and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights based on the work of the human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine established in 2014, and the relevant reports of the Organization for Security and Cooperation Moscow Mechanism missions of experts, Expressing grave concern at the conclusions of the Commission of Inquiry, reflected in its report,1 that a wide range of violations of international human rights law and violations of international humanitarian law, many of which amount to war crimes, have been committed in Ukraine since 24 February 2022, Noting with concern that the Commission of Inquiry also found that the waves of attacks by Russian armed forces on Ukrainian energy-related infrastructure and the use of torture by Russian authorities may amount to crimes against humanity, Expressing grave concern at the growing number of civilian casualties caused by the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the large-scale forced displacement of civilians in Ukraine, resulting in more than 8 million refugees and more than 5 million internally displaced persons, of whom the majority are women and children who are at heightened risk of sexual and gender-based violence, trafficking in persons, exploitation and abuse, Strongly condemning the attacks against civilians, including children, the indiscriminate use of explosive weapons in populated areas, which has been one of the main causes of civilian casualties, wilful killings, unlawful confinement, the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, arbitrary and extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, and rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, Expressing grave concern at the conclusions of the Commission of Inquiry that the Russian authorities have been responsible for the unlawful transfer and deportation of civilians and of other protected persons, in particular children, within Ukraine or to the Russian Federation, respectively, which are war crimes, Strongly condemning the damage to and destruction of residential areas and critical civilian infrastructure, including educational institutions, medical facilities, water and sanitation and fuel supplies, caused by indiscriminate bombing and shelling by the Russian Federation in populated areas, attacks on Ukrainian energy-related infrastructure, including on and in the vicinity of nuclear facilities, in particular the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, and noting that these attacks have deprived much of the civilian population of electricity, water and sanitation, heating, including during the cold winter months, and telecommunications, and have hampered access to health care and education, as reported by the Commission of Inquiry, Condemning all acts of unlawful destruction of, damage to and targeting of cultural heritage, such as sites, institutions and objects of cultural, historical and religious significance in Ukraine, by military attacks by the Russian Federation, 1 2 A/HRC/52/62.