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10. Calls upon the United Nations entities involved in supporting
counter-terrorism efforts to continue to facilitate the promotion and protection of
human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as due process and the rule of law,
while countering terrorism;
11. Recognizes the need to continue ensuring that fair and clear procedures
under the United Nations terrorism-related sanctions regime are strengthened in
order to enhance their efficiency and transparency, and welcomes and encourages
the ongoing efforts of the Security Council in support of these objectives, including
by supporting the enhanced role of the office of the ombudsperson and continuing to
review all the names of individuals and entities in the regime, while emphasizing
the importance of these sanctions in countering terrorism;
12. Urges States, while ensuring full compliance with their international
obligations, to ensure the rule of law and to include adequate human rights
guarantees in their national procedures for the listing of individuals and entities with
a view to combating terrorism;
13. Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights and the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the
promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while
countering terrorism to continue to contribute to the work of the Counter-Terrorism
Implementation Task Force, including by raising awareness, inter alia, through
regular dialogue, about the need to respect human rights and the rule of law while
countering terrorism and support the exchange of best practices to promote and
protect human rights, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law in all aspects of
counter-terrorism, including, as appropriate, those identified by the Special
Rapporteur in his report submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to Council
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14. Welcomes the ongoing dialogue established in the context of the fight
against terrorism between the Security Council and its Counter-Terrorism
Committee and the relevant bodies for the promotion and protection of human
rights, and encourages the Security Council and its Counter-Terrorism Committee to
strengthen the links, cooperation and dialogue with relevant human rights bodies, in
particular with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and
fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, other relevant special procedures
and mechanisms of the Human Rights Council, and relevant treaty bodies, giving
due regard to the promotion and protection of human rights and the rule of law in
their ongoing work relating to counter-terrorism;
15. Calls upon States and other relevant actors, as appropriate, to continue to
implement the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, which, inter alia,
reaffirms respect for human rights for all and the rule of law as the fundamental
basis of the fight against terrorism;
16. Requests the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force to continue
its efforts to ensure that the United Nations can better coordinate and enhance its
support to Member States in their efforts to comply with their obligations under
international law, including international human rights, refugee and humanitarian
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