A/HRC/43/18 the situation of human rights in Myanmar and the Fact-Finding Mission. In particular, it calls on the Government and ethnic armed organizations to immediately cease hostilities and violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, and for the State of Myanmar to ensure prompt, independent, impartial, and thorough investigations into all allegations of human rights violations, to cooperate with international justice mechanisms, and to ensure perpetrators are punished. OHCHR also stresses the importance of expediting the constitutional reform with a view to ending military impunity, increasing civilian oversight over the security apparatus, and achieving concrete progress in establishing a federal model of governance with meaningful devolution of powers. 46. The below recommendations relate specifically to the promotion and protection of the rights of Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar. OHCHR remains ready to provide technical assistance to the implementation of these recommendations, as required, including through the establishment of a country presence. OHCHR recommends that the Myanmar authorities: (a) Ratify all outstanding international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; and the International Labour Organization Convention no. 169 concerning indigenous and tribal peoples in independent countries; (b) Review and repeal laws and policies that perpetuate discrimination on the basis of ethnic, religious, linguistic or cultural identity, including, but not limited to, those on citizenship, the four “race and religion” laws, and laws perpetuating economic exclusion of minorities, such as in relation to land and natural resources. The concept of “national races” should be revoked to allow for self-identification on ethnic, religious and linguistic grounds for all official and legal purposes; (c) Enact a comprehensive anti-discrimination law, and adopt related policies and programmes; (d) Ensure institutional and dedicated attention to the protection of minority rights, including by adopting a National Plan of Action to ensure the operationalization of the 2015 Ethnic Rights Protection Law in line with international human rights law and minority rights standards; ensure that the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs has the mandate and resources, as well as a diverse workforce that includes representatives of minority communities, particularly women; (e) Undertake necessary reforms to guarantee the independence of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission in full conformity with the Paris Principles, including establishment of fully-resourced regional offices in ethnic areas, with dedicated capacity on gender67; (f) Introduce policies and measures to achieve equitable representation of minorities in the political sphere, and in public institutions, particularly in decision-making positions; these may include affirmative action measures, with particular attention to those facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, such as minority women and groups without political representation such as the Rohingya and other Muslims; (g) Consider introducing a pilot system of multilingual community liaison officers (including women) in close consultation with the local community representatives, and provide the necessary resources; (h) Ensure that land appropriation is carried out based on the principle of free, prior, and informed consent of the affected communities and that adequate compensation is provided; systems of shared or collective land rights and customary land tenure and property rights should be recognized and protected within the national legal system, with particular attention to the rights of women; land disputes and reports of judicial and other harassment should be investigated transparently while protecting the safety of land rights activists; ensure transparent and impartial judicial process for cases of disputed land 14