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measures to deprivation of liberty to the broadest set of prisoners possible, consistent
with the protection of public safety;
(k)
Release unconditionally all persons unlawfully or arbitrarily deprived of
liberty, including through the implementation of the decisions of the Working Group
on Arbitrary Detention;
(l)
Ensure effective investigation and sanctioning of those responsible for
cases of torture and ill-treatment, and strengthen the National Commission for the
Prevention of Torture, in compliance with international human rights norms;
(m) Guarantee a full-scale, United Nations-led response to the humanitarian
situation, including increased access for humanitarian actors, facilitating the entry of
the World Food Programme, regularizing the presence of international nongovernmental organizations and ensuring the protection of all humanitarian workers;
(n)
Adopt all necessary measures to ensure the safe, dignified and voluntary
return and sustainable reintegration of Venezuelan returnees, ensure their access to
health care and social protection, and also ensure their protection from discrimination
and stigmatization;
(o)
Increase engagement with international human rights protection
mechanisms, including the special procedures system, by receiving regular official
visits from mandate holders;
(p)
Facilitate the establishment of an OHCHR office in the country as an
effective means of assisting the State in tackling the human rights challenges and
concerns addressed in the present report.
87.
The High Commissioner recommends that Member States consider revising,
suspending or lifting sectoral sanctions imposed on the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, which impede the Government’s efforts to address the combined impact
on the population of the humanitarian situation and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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