A/HRC/45/53 based violence that reportedly occurred during those events, hold all those responsible to account, without exception, in accordance with due process rules consistent with international standards, and make its findings public; (d) Establish a comprehensive, consultative and holistic victim-centred transitional justice process led by the transitional justice commission to redress past abuses, including gender-related crimes, and to prevent their recurrence; (e) Ensure that a timely judicial appeal is granted for the persons affected by the decisions of the National Committee on the dismantling of the former regime and that it is in accordance with international fair trial standards. In this context, the Committee’s vetting process should not be disconnected from the holistic and comprehensive transitional justice framework that is needed in the Sudan. Reform and protection 87. The Independent Expert calls upon the Government of the Sudan to: (a) In consultation with civil society, take all necessary steps to ensure a safe and enabling environment to promote and protect civil space and freedom of expression, association and assembly, as well as to ensure effective disciplinary procedures against Government officials involved in retaliatory actions; (b) Consider the establishment of an independent commission tasked with regulating the broadcast media spectrum, in order to ensure it is free, independent, diverse, pluralist, and free from violence, discrimination, and incitement to hatred and hostility; (c) Ensure that economic reforms protect the minimum core content of economic, social and cultural rights, and do not disproportionately affect marginalized groups, and in this regard, adopt a comprehensive national poverty reduction strategy using a human rights-based approach that addresses inequality in the realization of those rights; (d) Continue to promote women’s rights and combat discrimination against women through legal reforms, including those of the Criminal Code of 1991 and the Personal Status Law, by consulting civil society, including women’s organizations, and through the implementation of reformed laws; (e) Accelerate efforts, especially in relation to Darfur, to take rapid, tangible and applicable measures to translate the national protection strategy through the deployment of professional, equipped and trusted security in protection hotspots, and reinforce the protective environment building on the dividends of the State liaison functions model, ensuring the expansion of human rights and rule-of-law institutions and the extension of State authority; (f) Facilitate and support the establishment of community reconciliation mechanisms in the regions affected by the conflict, in order to prevent and resolve the resurgence of intercommunal conflicts, including incorporating human rights and accountability principles into local resolution mechanisms; (g) Intensify efforts to create conditions for the voluntary return or local integration of internally displaced persons, and in this regard, address obstacles to the return of internally displaced persons, such as lack of safety and restitution of land and property, and ensure that, if voluntarily relocated, they have access to basic services; (h) Undertake a credible and transparent security sector reform to address security concerns associated with State security entities, ensuring they are aligned to a civilian protection framework with adequate accountability guarantees. 18