A/HRC/33/8 140.52 Restore the cessation of hostilities declaration that reduced violence in Darfur and the Two Areas and facilitate immediate and unfettered humanitarian access to conflict areas (United States of America); 140.53 Take all necessary steps to ensure full and unhindered access by independent humanitarian organizations to civilians in need of assistance in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan (Sweden); 140.54 141. Facilitate access to humanitarians in conflict zones (Congo). The recommendations listed below were noted by the Sudan: 141.1 Ratify the two Optional Protocols to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Honduras); 141.2 Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (Montenegro) (Albania); ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Uruguay); 141.3 Adopt an official moratorium aiming at the formal abolition of the death penalty in the country and to ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Portugal); 141.4 Initiate the process of ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights with the view of definitely abolishing the death penalty (Luxembourg); 141.5 Ratify without reservations the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Austria); 141.6 Ratify the Convention against Torture and abolish the death penalty (Costa Rica); 141.7 Ratify the Convention against Torture, and prohibit corporal punishment, present in legislation, in the penal system (Spain); 141.8 Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Timor-Leste) (Honduras) (Slovakia); 141.9 Consider ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Ghana); 141.10 Accede to and fully align national legislation with the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, including incorporating provisions to cooperate promptly and fully with the Court as it is required to do under Security Council resolution 1593 by executing outstanding arrest warrants (Canada); 141.11 Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court to ensure accountability for, prevention of and justice for the victims of human rights violations and fully cooperate with the International Criminal Court (Latvia); 141.12 Ratify the Rome Statute and fully cooperate with the International Criminal Court that those responsible for crimes under international law are prosecuted and justice for the victims is guaranteed (Lithuania); 26 GE.16-11829