A/HRC/42/49 (m) Follow the Guidelines for African Union Electoral Observation and Monitoring Missions; (n) Allow political opponents to return from exile to participate in the 2020 elections and guarantee their freedom and security, including by revoking warrants for the arrest of those who have not used or advocated violence; (o) Immediately release all political prisoners arrested and detained in connection with the exercise of their democratic rights; (p) Make the training provided to law enforcement agencies more robust to avoid ill-treatment and ensure the peaceful control of crowds; (q) Follow the Guidelines for the Policing of Assemblies by Law Enforcement Officials in Africa and the related training manual, both developed by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights; (r) End the impunity of the Imbonerakure by exercising control over them so as to ensure that the functions of the security forces or the judiciary are not usurped and put an end to their repressive activities and shows of force in the hills; (s) End all illegal contributions. 94. The Commission recommends that, whether they participate in the elections or not, all political parties in Burundi refrain from violence and incitement to hatred or violence, particularly against the backdrop of the 2020 elections. 95. The Commission recommends that opposition rebel groups refrain from violence and incitement to hatred or violence. 96. For the international community, including the African Union and the United Nations system, the Commission has the following recommendations: (a) Renew the mandate of the Commission for an additional year; (b) Continue to monitor developments in the human rights situation in Burundi in the context of the 2020 elections and, in accordance with the principles of prevention and early warning, carry out regular risk assessments to enable the development and use of appropriate response strategies in the event of deterioration; (c) Make every effort to ensure that an inclusive inter-Burundi dialogue is held to resolve the political crisis; (d) Support capacity-building for international, regional and national election observers; (e) Send regional or international observers only if their freedom of action is guaranteed in practice; (f) Ensure that all humanitarian aid reaches the population; (g) Respond to the appeal made by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for funds for Burundi refugees; (h) Ensure that returnees are monitored in a sustained and more regular and transparent manner. 97. In particular, the Commission recommends that the United Nations system, in accordance with the initiative Human Rights Up Front, take stronger measures to promote human rights, under the mandates of the relevant agencies and programmes, and to collect and publish objective and reliable data on the situation in Burundi. 98. In view of the risk factors that have been identified, the Commission recommends that the States members of the Security Council keep Burundi on the Council’s programme of work and that the Council invite the Commission to report to it on its conclusions. GE.19-13419 19