A/HRC/36/54 • Putting an end to threats, intimidation and acts of extortion by agents of the State and Imbonerakure; • Giving victims of sexual violence and torture access to medical and psychosocial services; 88. Undertake a thorough reform of the judiciary; 89. Ensure that members of the defence and security forces respect human rights in all circumstances and serve the interests of the population as a whole, not solely those of the ruling party; 90. Reconsider their decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute, cooperate fully with the International Criminal Court in the ongoing preliminary examination and, if an investigation is initiated, continue that cooperation, inter alia by ensuring the protection of victims and witnesses; 91. Authorize the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to resume its documentation of human rights violations in Burundi, which has been suspended since October 2016; 92. Sign and implement the memorandum of understanding with the African Union and permit the full deployment of 100 human rights observers and 100 military experts that was decided upon in 2016; 93. Cooperate with United Nations human rights mechanisms by once again receiving special procedures missions and implementing the recent recommendations of treaty bodies; 94. Actively seek a lasting solution to the political crisis, inter alia through international initiatives to promote dialogue. 2. Political parties and armed opposition groups should: 95. Put an immediate end to human rights abuses and acts of violence committed by their members; 96. Refrain from any incitement of violence and participate in the quest for a lasting solution to the political crisis in Burundi. 3. The Human Rights Council should: 97. Extend the Commission’s mandate for a period of one year to enable it to conduct further and more thorough investigations in view of the persistence of gross human rights violations and abuses and the absence of other specific mechanisms capable of undertaking independent and thorough investigations into the human rights situation in Burundi; 98. Request the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to report, at the forthcoming sessions of the Council, on the development of its cooperation with the Burundian Government. 4. The International Criminal Court should: 99. Initiate, as soon as possible, an investigation into the crimes committed in Burundi in the light of the conclusions contained in the present report and other information at its disposal. 5. The United Nations Security Council should: 100. Take due account of the Commission’s conclusions, as well as the persistence of gross violations of human rights, in any discussion on Burundi and, in this context, ensure the effective implementation of resolution 2303 (2016); 101. Refer to the International Criminal Court any international crime that might be committed in Burundi after 27 October 2017; 18 GE.17-13865