A/HRC/13/66 VII. Recommendations 84. In order to improve the human rights situation, the following recommendations are made to the competent authorities: (a) Conduct independent investigations on the human rights violations committed after the coup, particularly regarding cases of violations of the right to life, torture, ill-treatment, arbitrary detentions and rape, and initiate legal proceedings against those found responsible; (b) Ensure respect for the due process of law and judicial guarantees in all investigations initiated against people who participated in demonstrations against the coup. In addition, promote a review of decisions taken during the period covered by this report regarding judges and public defenders under investigation, or disciplinary proceedings in relation to the political crisis and human rights protection activities; (c) violations. Ensure reparation, support and assistance to the victims of human rights 85. In addition, the following actions are strongly recommended to deal adequately with structural problems: (a) Revise or abrogate national legislation incompatible with international standards, in particular provisions on crimes of sedition, illicit demonstrations, freedom of expression, political and electoral rights, torture, independence of the judiciary, the Police and Social Coexistence Law, and the State of Emergency Law; (b) Develop a national human rights plan of action in close cooperation with the United Nations system and with the active participation of civil society, which will identify and address structural problems as a priority; (c) Avoid the use of the military in law enforcement functions, unless in extreme and exceptional cases, and always ensure it is subject to independent judicial control mechanisms; (d) Establish an independent national mechanism for the prevention of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 86. Finally, the High Commissioner recommends that the international community support human rights programmes implemented by civil society organizations, as well as by the United Nations system, particularly in the follow-up to these recommendations. 18 GE.10-11700