A/HRC/34/36 B. Government of the State of Palestine 82. The High Commissioner recommends that the Government of the State of Palestine: (a) standards; Ensure that all use of force is consistent with international human rights (b) Ensure that allegations of human rights violations are investigated in line with international standards; (c) End arbitrary detention, including the practices of repeated detention and administrative detention in lieu of charges, and either charge or release all individuals currently held in such a manner; (d) Respect, protect and fulfil the rights to freedoms of expression and opinion and peaceful assembly and remove all unlawful restrictions from statutory law; (e) Ensure that violence against women is not condoned, including by amending article 99 of the Penal Code to exclude mitigation on grounds of “honour killing”; (f) Announce a formal moratorium on executions as a first step towards the abolition of the death penalty and the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. C. Gaza authorities and Palestinian armed groups 83. The High Commissioner recommends that authorities and armed groups in Gaza: (a) Ensure, along with Palestinian armed groups in Gaza, respect for international humanitarian law, in particular the principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution, and ensure accountability for grave violations; (b) Announce a moratorium on executions; and ensure that all those being tried, particularly in capital cases, all receive a fair trial, consistent with international standards; (c) Promptly investigate all incidents of deaths in custody of security forces and affiliated armed groups; (d) Ensure that no one is arbitrarily detained, held in incommunicado detention or subjected to torture and ill-treatment; (e) Respect, protect and fulfil the rights to freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly, including the right of media personnel and nongovernmental organizations to conduct their activities without harassment. 18

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