A/HRC/27/69 (f) Repeal or amend the National Security Act of 2010 to bring it into conformity with its constitutional and international human rights obligations; (g) Review article 126 of the Sudanese Criminal Act (1991) in line with its constitutional and international human rights obligations on freedom of religion and belief; (h) Accept regional observers from the African Union and League of Arab States to support the national dialogue process; (i) Recognize representatives of armed movements, civil society organizations, academia, women and youth groups as formal participants in the proposed national dialogue to ensure maximum inclusiveness of all necessary stakeholders; (j) Stop indiscriminate aerial strikes and respect the principle of proportionality in its armed response to attacks by armed movements; (k) In cooperation with relevant United Nations demining agencies, address the problem of unexploded ordnances in the conflict areas; (l) Provide police forces in areas where sexual and gender-based violence is prevalent to ensure security in those areas; (m) Lift the suspension on activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross so that it can resume its humanitarian services in the Sudan; (n) Allow vaccination access to the conflict areas to save children from preventable diseases, and facilitate humanitarian access to populations in need of assistance; (o) Improve the conditions of prisons outside Khartoum, including the male section of the Zalingei prison; (p) Respond formally to communications received under the special procedures system in a timely manner; (q) Ensure the enjoyment of economic and social rights, particularly in the rural areas; (r) Facilitate the establishment of branch offices of the National Commission for Human Rights in states outside Khartoum; (s) Cooperate with the international community to find a permanent peaceful solution to armed conflicts in the country, especially in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile States, and ensure the full implementation of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur throughout the five States of Darfur. B. Recommendations to the international community 82. The Independent Expert encourages the international community to continue providing necessary technical assistance to the Government of the Sudan, and national and local civil society organizations in the Sudan towards the effective improvement of the practical situation of human rights in the country. To that end the international community should, inter alia: (a) Allocate sufficient funding to UNDP to enable it to continue supporting the national plan of the Government of the Sudan to implement the remaining recommendations of the universal periodic review; 20

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