A/HRC/45/CRP.9 (e) 178. Halt the practice of violation of the right to be tried in one’s presence. To the self-proclaimed ‘Donetsk people’s republic’: (f) Immediately halt the use of the death penalty and refrain from conducting executions connected to past proceedings; (g) Refrain from the practice of arbitrary pre-trial detention based on the ‘order’ of a ‘prosecutor’. 179. Federation: To the international community, including the Government of the Russian (h) Use all available channels to influence self-proclaimed ‘republics’ to ensure that human rights of individuals detained in the territory under their control are respected; (i) Use all available channels to influence self-proclaimed ‘republics’ to discontinue the practices of arbitrary arrests and detention, enforced disappearance, torture and ill-treatment against individuals detained, and cease any practices that are violating their right to a fair trial. 180. In the context of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation, to the Government of the Russian Federation: (j) Facilitate safe and unfettered access to Crimea to enable the OHCHR Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine to carry out its mandate; (k) Respect the criminal laws in place in Crimea in 2014 before the beginning of the occupation, in particular by refraining from enforcing Russian Federation criminal legislation in Crimea; (l) Ensure prompt, independent, impartial, thorough and effective investigation of all allegations of all human rights violations, including ill-treatment, torture and enforced disappearances; (m) Ensure that the presumption of innocence and the prohibition of forced self-incrimination are respected; (n) choice; Respect the right of a defendant to be assisted by a lawyer of one’s own (o) Cease the practice of using military courts for the prosecutions of civilians alleged to be members of banned religious groups or to have engaged in espionage and subversive activities in Crimea; (p) Ensure that private lawyers are able to perform their duties without intimidation, harassment or improper interference; (q) Ensure that members of the public have access to court hearings and that hearings in camera are only used in exceptional circumstances. 38