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;
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