A/HRC/42/CRP.1 B. Recommendations 1. To all parties to the conflict in Yemen: 928. All parties to the conflict must comply with their obligations under international law to protect civilians and minimize the impact of the armed conflict on them. To this end all parties to the conflict should: (a) cease all acts of violence directed against civilians; (b) ensure that all military operations comply with the principles of distinction, proportionality, and precautions in attack; cease all attacks that are directed at civilians, are indiscriminate, or cause excessive loss of civilian lives or damage to civilian objects; (c) cease all arbitrary killings, arbitrary detentions, torture, ill-treatment, and enforced disappearances; (d) cease the perpetration of sexual and gender-based violence against women, girls, men and boys; (e) cease any measures that exacerbate the humanitarian crisis; in particular, immediately cease attacks against objects indispensable to the survival of the population; take the necessary steps to remove disproportionate restrictions on the safe and expeditious entry of humanitarian supplies and other goods indispensable to the civilian population; (f) allow and facilitate rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief for civilians in need, which is impartial in character and conducted without any adverse distinction, subject to their right of control; permit and facilitate free and unfettered access to all parts of Yemen for national and foreign journalists and human rights workers to investigate and report on alleged violations and abuses; (g) cease and prevent the recruitment and use of children in the armed conflict; further ensure the demobilization and effective disarmament of all children who were recruited and/or used for military purposes; and implement effective measures for their rehabilitation, physical and psychological recovery, and reintegration into society. 2. To the Government of Yemen: 929. The Government of Yemen, including civilian authorities and the Yemeni armed forces as relevant, must comply with obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law. To this end, in addition to the above recommendations to all parties to the conflict, the Government should: (a) acknowledge the role of the Yemeni armed forces and affiliated groups in the perpetration of violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, including sexual and gender-based violence and violations against children; (b) issue clear, public and explicit instructions to all branches of the Yemeni armed forces and other security forces that torture, rape, sexual violence, violations against children and other human rights violations are strictly prohibited; order the Yemeni armed forces and all security forces to comply with international human rights law and international humanitarian law, as applicable; (c) work to end impunity and ensure full accountability for violations of international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and crimes under international law by pursuing all credible allegations of such violations, abuses, and crimes through prompt, effective and thorough, credible, independent and impartial gender-sensitive investigations, bringing perpetrators to account in line with international human rights norms and standards; include a specific focus on the investigation, prosecution and punishment of direct perpetrators and their superiors for acts of sexual and gender-based violence and grave violations against children; specifically ensure investigations are conducted into the allegations raised in the reports of the Group of Experts; (d) ensure that all credible allegations of human rights violations, violations of international humanitarian law, and international crimes by members of the coalition are investigated impartially and transparently and that the findings are made public; ensure 223