A/HRC/42/32 (f) Close all remaining unofficial detention facilities and ensure that all arrests and detentions are subject to judicial review, including those carried out by the National Intelligence Agency and military intelligence officers; (g) Adopt a programmatic law to ensure effective implementation of the goals of the national policy for judicial reform and its accompanying priority action plan for the period 2018–2022, including by guaranteeing the independence of the judiciary, the abolition of the death penalty and recognition of the right of appeal to the Operational Military Court; (h) Institute a process of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration in accordance with human rights principles and standards, and ensure that any persons who may reasonably be thought to have committed serious violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law are not incorporated into the defence and security forces until allegations against them have been independently and impartially investigated; (i) Conduct investigations aimed at removing from the defence and security forces high-ranking officers who may reasonably be thought to have committed serious violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, and take the necessary measures to enforce sentences for such acts when they are imposed; (j) Continue efforts to conduct independent, thorough, credible and impartial investigations into allegations of violations and serious abuses of human rights, including those committed in the Kasai region, as soon as possible, and ensure that these efforts lead to the prosecution and conviction of the perpetrators of such violations; (k) Ensure that those responsible for attacks on the Ebola response mechanism are prosecuted and sentenced, regardless of their affiliation, and that such attacks do not compromise access to health care for any persons in need; (l) Take all necessary measures to prevent sexual violence and, when it occurs, bring the perpetrators to justice, provide victims with comprehensive care and facilitate their access to remedies for redress; (m) Ensure that the National Human Rights Commission becomes fully operational, including by allocating to it the necessary financial and material resources, while guaranteeing its independence; (n) Strengthen national institutions and mechanisms responsible for coordinating human rights and monitoring the implementation of the recommendations of United Nations mechanisms. GE.19-13875 15

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