A/HRC/18/16 84.20. Establish a moratorium on executions with a view to the definitive abolition of the death penalty (France); 84.21. Adhere to the Convention against Torture and its Optional Protocol and to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (France); 84.22. Strengthen awareness of and respect for human rights within the armed forces, police and judiciary (Norway); 84.23. Respect the rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly by allowing human rights defenders, political dissidents and journalists to express their views freely in line with international human rights law (United Kingdom); 84.24. Take concrete steps to ensure freedom of the media and investigate any intimidation and arbitrary detention of journalists and human rights defenders with a view to bringing such practices to an end (Norway); 84.25. Adopt legislation and measures to allow the free practice of religions in Sudan and in South Sudan (Lebanon); 84.26. Foresee measures that would guarantee the right to their religions to groups that will become minorities in both countries after the birth of the new State, namely Muslims in South Sudan and non-Muslims in (north) Sudan (Somalia); 84.27. Consider measures aimed at ensuring freedom of religion for groups which will become minorities in the two countries after the emergence of the new State (Djibouti); 84.28. In light of exceptional circumstances, appeal to the international community for its consent to cancelling Sudan’s debt, which would constitute remarkable progress towards achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, ensure conditions of an equitable economic development and have a positive impact on the enjoyment of human rights for millions of Sudanese (Djibouti); 84.29. Appeal to the international community to take individual and collective initiatives to exempt the debts of Sudan (Somalia). 85. At the request of the State under review, in view of upcoming constitutional arrangements, recommendations put forward to South Sudan, have been clustered as follows: 85.1. Complete its transition from a militarized society to a democratic system based on the rule of law under civilian rule (Norway); 85.2. Increase the efforts in the field of civil protection in the transition period (Norway); 85.3. Adhere to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its two Optional Protocols and endorse the Paris Commitments to protect children from unlawful recruitment or use by armed forces or armed groups (France); 85.4. To South Sudan to establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty (Italy). 86. The response of the State under review to the recommendations in paragraphs 84 and 85 will be provided in due course, but no later than the eighteenth session of the Human Rights Council in September 2011. 24