A/HRC/7/24 page 13 (c) To provide information to the families of the deceased regarding the cause of death and the whereabouts of their remains and to carry out a thorough investigation of the cause of death; (d) To bring the perpetrators of human rights violations to justice and to provide the victims and their families with effective remedies; (e) To ensure immediate access by ICRC and other independent humanitarian personnel to all detainees; (f) To release unconditionally all persons who have been taken into custody for peaceful assembly or the peaceful expression of their political beliefs; (g) To grant an unconditional amnesty to people who have been already sentenced, and to drop charges against those who are in the process of being prosecuted; (h) To conduct an independent and thorough investigation into the cases of killings, beatings, hostage-taking, torture and disappearance; (i) To ban militias as illegal groups, in accordance with the law of Myanmar; (j) To effectively engage in a constructive and sustainable dialogue with the Human Rights Council and its special procedures, especially the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar; (k) To ensure a follow-up mission on the initial findings from the Special Rapporteur’s mission of November 2007 and the present report through the invitation of an international commission of inquiry or fact-finding mission to investigate the September events in a more comprehensive manner; (ii) Transitional measures (a) To develop an effective channel for follow-up communications and cooperation with the mandate of the Special Rapporteur and provide for regular access to the country; (b) To consider the implementation of the plan of action for the release of all political prisoners as suggested by the Special Rapporteur in his report to the General Assembly (A/62/223); (c) To pursue dialogue with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi through the Minister for Labour and the Liaison Minister; (d) To repeal or amend existing laws and regulations in relation to the right to peaceful assembly, the right to freedom of expression, the right to freedom of movement and all matters related to criminal and penal procedures and prison regulations; (e) To seek technical assistance to repeal or amend the Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure and to review the rules that govern the policing of demonstrations. -----