A/HRC/28/51 (a) Urgently address the situation of persons deprived of their liberty. Those detained in connection with the recent conflict, as well as those held since the 2011 conflict, must be released or handed over to the justice system. All detention facilities must be handed over from armed groups to the effective control of the State. Authorities must investigate all allegations of torture and other ill-treatment, and those found responsible must be removed from active duty and brought to justice. Safeguards against torture and other ill-treatment should also be put in place; (b) Develop a comprehensive strategy to address the issue of displaced persons. Those displaced — including since 2011 — must be allowed to return to their homes in safety and dignity. In the interim, they must be given protection and humanitarian assistance, in accordance with the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement; (c) Resume building State institutions, in particular the armed forces, law enforcement and the judiciary, as soon as feasible. Enhance security for prosecutors, judges and the courts as a priority to strengthen the rule of law. Establish a fair and transparent vetting and recruitment process for the Judicial Police, and ensure that prison officials are provided with adequate resources and training to effectively manage their facilities, in line with international human rights standards; (d) Ensure full support to the Constitution Drafting Assembly and ensure an inclusive and consultative drafting process, leading to a constitution that is fully compliant with international human rights standards, safeguarding dignity, nondiscrimination, equality and human rights for all. National legislation should also be fully reviewed to ensure its compliance with international human rights standards, and revised accordingly, with priority to the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure; (e) Review and strengthen legal and policy protections which guarantee the rights of women, minorities, children, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, and establish measures to facilitate greater access to justice for those groups; (f) Bring the transitional justice process back on track, with priority to the appointment of qualified and independent members of the Board of the Fact-finding and Reconciliation Commission, taking into account fair gender representation. The Law on Political and Administrative Isolation should be revised to ensure that vetting criteria are precise, proportionate and fair. The law on missing persons should be revised to ensure that benefits extend to all victims, regardless of affiliation, and an independent and impartial commission on missing persons established; (g) Ensure that all those responsible for human rights violations and abuses are brought to justice, with all the guarantees of a fair trial and due process, including the ability to speak freely with counsel in confidence, and adequate facilities and resources to conduct their defence. All necessary measures should be taken to ensure a safe environment, free of intimidation, for any trial; (h) Cooperate fully with the International Criminal Court by assisting its investigations and complying with its rulings; (i) Take all necessary steps to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and withdraw reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. 85. The High Commissioner further urges Member States of the Human Rights Council to remain seized of the situation in Libya, and proposes to present an oral report on the human rights situation in Libya during the twenty-ninth session of the 17

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