Baku-APA. The Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on Syria at its 24th session Friday to urge the government to grant immediate access to the commission of inquiry on Syria, APA reports quoting Xinhua.
The council demanded that "the Syrian authorities cooperate fully with the commission of inquiry, including by granting it immediate, full and unfettered access throughout the Syrian Arab Republic," said the resolution, which was adopted by a roll-call vote of 40 in favor, 1 against and 6 abstention.
It strongly condemned the continued gross, systematic and widespread violations of human rights and all violations of international humanitarian law by the Syrian authorities and affiliated militias, as well as any human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law by armed opposition groups.
It deplored the deteriorating humanitarian situation, and urged the international community to provide urgent financial support to enable the host countries to respond to the growing humanitarian needs of Syrian refugees.
Speaking as the concerned country, Syria said that the resolution was "biased and selective", and Syria had advised the commission of inquiry to work on the basis of impartiality, but it continued to ignore the thousands of foreign mercenaries and Al-Qaeda fighters who had infiltrated Syria.
The commission of inquiry was established in September 2011 by the Human Rights Council to investigate all alleged human rights violations since March 2011 in Syria.
The council decided to extend the commission's mandate for the first time in September 2012 at its 21st session. It decided in March 2013 to extend the mandate of the commission for another one year.
The commission hasn't been allowed to enter the conflict-affected country to carry out investigations since its establishment.
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