A/HRC/42/16 125.123 Immediately cease the repression of public protests, particularly the unlawful arrests and arbitrary detentions of those involved in public protests (New Zealand); 125.124 Guarantee the human rights and fundamental freedoms of its citizens, especially their rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly without fear of reprisals, threats, attacks, harassment or unjust prosecution (New Zealand); 125.125 Repeal any law, policy or practice that places obstacles to legitimate activities to promote and defend human rights, including the misuse of legislation and administrative measures by the Government to close down, raid or silence civil society organizations (New Zealand); 125.126 Respect the rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly by ending the repression of people involved in peaceful protests and allowing human rights defenders, civil society organizations and the media to carry out their work (Norway); 125.127 Support the national policy to promote a culture of peace and reconciliation (Oman); 125.128 Guarantee freedom of expression and demonstration, as a way of advancing towards effective dialogue with all the parties involved (Paraguay); 125.129 Respect and guarantee the full enjoyment of the population’s rights to protest, freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and political participation and dismantle the pro-government armed groups, given the negative impact of their actions on human rights (Peru); 125.130 Ensure the international human rights standards related to freedom of expression, including media freedom, both online and offline, are upheld, and refrain from using any administrative, judicial or financial means to unduly restrict the exercise of this right (Poland); 125.131 Continue effective dialogue with the opposition and all concerned parties to the conflict (Poland); 125.132 Refrain from resorting to violence and give the highest priority to the implementation of a credible and inclusive reconciliation and dialogue process (Portugal); 125.133 Restore civil society space and guarantee that local human rights defence organizations can operate freely (France); 125.134 Restore and ensure public freedoms, in particular freedom of expression and of opinion (France); 125.135 Adopt urgently all the necessary measures to guarantee the full exercise and enjoyment of the freedoms of association, assembly, demonstration and expression, as recognized in the Constitution, including the cessation of arbitrary detentions and of the excessive use of force by the police (Spain); 125.136 Restore legal personality and seized goods to non-governmental organizations that defend human rights and to the media (Spain); 125.137 Reform legislation which is used to detain and prosecute demonstrators and human rights defenders, especially to reconsider charges of terrorism under Act No. 977 and assure that the offences cannot be extrapolated to situations unrelated to the aim of the Act (Sweden); 125.138 Guarantee freedom of expression and non-resumption of violence (Georgia); 125.139 Restore immediately the rights to freedom of expression and of the media, and carry out investigations into all cases of violence committed against journalists and the media (Switzerland); 17