Strasbourg, 23/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - In adopting the joint resolution by the EPP-ED, PES, ALDE, UEN, Greens and GUE/NGL Groups, in Strasbourg on 19 June, the European Parliament condemned the routine murders of civilians and the serious human rights violations committed by all parties in the conflict. It called on all sides immediately to cease all violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, and fully abide by the provisions of Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions. It called for investigations into all cases of human rights violations and urged the Transition Federal Government to end the detention of children and to control the proliferation of small arms. The EP also urged all sides to the conflict to take all the necessary steps to ensure unimpeded humanitarian access and assistance to affected populations in the country, and to take effective measures to ensure the safety of local and international humanitarian workers. Welcoming the peace deal reached in Djibouti on 9 June, under the aegis of the UN and the African Union, between the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia, the EP urged the TFG to engage in a genuine reconciliation process with all parties to the conflict within the country to create the conditions for peace, security and stability. It called on the UN Security Council to strengthen the UN arms embargo on Somalia and take more determined action to ensure that the embargo is fully respected by states in the region. The EP also called on the Security Council to investigate and impose targeted sanctions, including possible referral to the International Criminal Court, on all individuals accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Somalia. Lastly, it welcomed the Security Council Resolution of 15 May 2008, calling for the possible deployment of a 28 500-strong UN peacekeeping force. (E.H./transl.rt)