A/HRC/28/72 (d) Resolve the citizenship status of habitual residents of Myanmar, including Temporary Registration Card holders, and ensure that they have equal access to citizenship through a non-discriminatory process; (e) Amend the discriminatory 1982 Citizenship Law to bring it into line with international standards. In particular, remove any provisions that provide for the granting of citizenship on the basis of ethnicity or race. 68. Regarding Rakhine State, the Government should: (a) Ensure that the Rakhine State Action Plan is consistent with international standards and does not include measures that would subject the Rohingya community to arbitrary detention or deportation; (b) Respect the right of the members of the Rohingya community to selfidentification according to international human rights law, including in the citizenship verification process; (c) Ensure the provision of health services, food items, non-food items and education in all camps for internally displaced persons, including those in remote parts of northern Rakhine State; (d) Lift the severe and discriminatory restrictions on freedom of movement in Rakhine State; (e) Review and revise all local orders, instructions and other policies and practices that are discriminatory in law and practice; (f) Progressively lift restrictions on access by the media, non-governmental and international organizations to northern Rakhine State; (g) Immediately release the three national staff members of international NGOs who are detained in Buthidaung prison. 69. Regarding conflict-related human rights concerns, the Government should: (a) Take urgent measures to end the rapidly escalating conflict and subsequent state of emergency in the Kokang self-administered zone by addressing the root causes of the conflict; (b) In areas where armed conflict continues, ensure that all parties adhere to international humanitarian law and international human rights law, and that they take all necessary precautions to ensure the protection of civilians and safe access for humanitarian workers providing assistance to those who are displaced; (c) Ensure that the members of ethnic groups participating in ceasefire and political negotiations truly represent the relevant communities, particularly with regard to the participation of women, and provide for mechanisms to monitor the implementation of the human rights elements of any ceasefire and political agreements; (d) End all child recruitment by continuing to seek technical assistance to put in place strengthened recruitment procedures, age verification mechanisms and independent monitoring and oversight of all armed forces. Release all children currently serving in the armed forces, and ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict; (e) As a matter of urgency, the Government should address the ongoing impunity for human rights violations committed by security personnel, including in 20

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