A/HRC/25/64 (b) Remove all conditions attached to released prisoners of conscience and fulfil its human rights obligations towards former prisoners of conscience, including restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of nonrepetition. 74. The parliament should prioritize the amendment of laws that continue to be used to detain prisoners of conscience, including article 18 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Act, the Unlawful Associations Act, the Emergency Provisions Act and article 505 (b) of the Penal Code. In the meantime, the relevant authorities, including the police and the courts, should cease to use those or other laws to arbitrarily detain and convict people. 75. To tackle the continuing practice of torture in places of detention, the Government should: (a) Prioritize the ratification of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Optional Protocol thereto; (b) Ensure that police and military officers alleged to have committed acts of torture and ill-treatment are held accountable through the criminal justice system; (c) standards; (d) Expedite the passing of a new prisons law that meets international Abolish the death penalty. 76. In relation to the right to freedom of opinion and expression, the Government should: (a) Ensure that the Printing and Publishing Enterprise Bill and the Broadcast Media Bill meet international human rights standards, including with regard to government licensing powers and content regulation; (b) Council; Expedite the passing of the media law drafted by the Interim Press (c) Expedite the abolition or review of the Electronic Transactions Act (2004), the Motion Picture Act (1996), the Computer Science Development Act (1996), the Television and Video Act (1985), the Printers and Publishers Registration Act (1962), the Wireless Telegraphy Act (1933), the Emergency Provisions Act (1950) and the State Protection Act (1975) to bring them into line with international human rights standards; (d) sentences; (e) Remove provisions in defamation laws which provide for prison Make greater use of the Interim Press Council to help resolve disputes. 77. To tackle the problem of hate speech, the Government should investigate the nature and extent of the harm caused to persons and groups as a result of the hostility and violence incited by certain individuals and groups on the basis of racial or religious hatred, and hold the perpetrators to account. 78. To address shortcomings in upholding the rights to peaceful assembly and association, the Government should: (a) Amend the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Act, including article 18, to replace the permit system with a notification system that is not subject to criminal sanctions; 18