A/HRC/43/75 (e) Urgently address the situation of migrants and refugees to ensure that the human rights of all individuals, regardless of their migration status, are protected and respected, including by decriminalizing irregular migration, adopting an effective refugee status determination procedure, immediately ending all situations of illegal and arbitrary detention by implementing human rights-compliant alternatives to detention, and bringing to justice those responsible for violations and abuses against migrants and refugees, whether they are State or non-State agents; (f) Facilitate the voluntary, safe and dignified return of internally displaced persons, and protect them from revenge attacks and other forms of violence; (g) Extend full cooperation to the International Criminal Court, including by facilitating unhindered access to relevant locations in Libya, witnesses and information, and complying with its decisions and orders. 85. The High Commissioner recommends that all parties to the conflict: (a) Agree to a ceasefire and immediately desist from all acts constituting violations of international humanitarian law and human rights violations or abuses, including those constituting crimes under international law; in particular, immediately cease all attacks on civilians and civilian objects, and comply fully with all applicable principles of international humanitarian law, in particular the principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution; take steps to end summary executions and other unlawful killings; put an end to pillage and destruction and appropriation of property; and hold accountable those responsible; (b) Declare that such acts will not be tolerated and remove those suspected of such acts from active duty, pending investigation and prosecution by judicial authorities, in accordance with the law; (c) Facilitate the unfettered and unhindered access to places of detention and to all detainees by United Nations entities and other organizations providing humanitarian assistance and protection, and abstain from any retaliation against detainees speaking with United Nations and other delegations; (d) Guarantee the protection of civil society actors, including journalists and human rights defenders, as civilians under international humanitarian law, and respect their right to monitor and report freely on the armed conflict, without fear of attack or reprisal for their work; (e) Release immediately all those detained arbitrarily and unlawfully, and transfer all other persons deprived of their liberty to official prisons under the effective and exclusive control of the Judicial Police of the Ministry of Justice; conduct thorough and effective investigations to establish the fate and whereabouts of those forcibly disappeared; locate their remains when it is concluded that the person is no longer alive, and hand them over to their relatives; and provide reparation to the victims and/or their families; (f) Take concrete steps to eliminate torture and ill-treatment, including rape and all forms of sexual violence, including acts committed by individuals operating in support of the State or as its agents. 86. The High Commissioner recommends that the international community: (a) Encourage Libya to deliver on its pledges and commitments made as a member of the Human Rights Council to support United Nations programmes that play an important role in the protection of human rights, to establish a constructive dialogue with all civil society organizations and non-governmental organizations 15

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