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State security” so as to permit individuals and political parties to exercise their
legitimate right to freedom of expression and their right to participate in public affairs;
(b) The law enforcement agencies promptly investigate all claims by members of
political parties, trade unions, civil society, and other groups, of threats they have been
subjected to and institute effective measures for the protection of those receiving such
threats;
(c) The voter registration process be undertaken expeditiously, with a view to
ensuring that all those with the right to vote are included and that concerted efforts are
made to ensure the inclusion of members of society who tend to be marginalized from
political participation, including women, members of the Batwa community, and the
illiterate;
(d) The Government promptly and effectively end violence by militant youth
groups for political purposes, including those associated with both the party in power and
with opposition groups and that it actively combat all efforts to intimidate voters by
investigating all claims of threats or violence, including those attributed to youth groups,
and by bringing the instigators of violence to justice;
(e) The assassination of Ernest Manirumva be promptly and thoroughly
investigated and that the perpetrators be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Independence of the judiciary and accountability
75.
It is recommended that:
(a) The status, functions and management of magistrates and the composition of
the Superior Council of the Magistracy be guaranteed in law, with a view to ensuring the
independence of the judiciary, and that the associated laws, rules and regulations be
implemented;
(b) Law enforcement authorities take urgent measures to prevent further illegal
and arbitrary detentions and undertake a process of registering all detainees and ensuring
that they are regularly brought before a competent court to determine the legality of their
continued detention;
(c) The judiciary, prosecutors and police develop a concrete plan by which all
detainees are brought to trial within a reasonable time or released, and that they ensure the
rights of suspects to due process are assured, including for persons accused of grave
crimes;
(d) The investigations and final settlement, in a court of law, of the cases presented
in paragraph 32 be pursued vigorously and expeditiously and that the remaining persons
responsible for the 2006 Muyinga massacre not already tried and sentenced be brought to
justice, with full respect for their right to due process.
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