A/HRC/12/43 page 19 State security” so as to permit individuals and political parties to exercise their legitimate right to freedom of expression and their right to participate in public affairs; (b) The law enforcement agencies promptly investigate all claims by members of political parties, trade unions, civil society, and other groups, of threats they have been subjected to and institute effective measures for the protection of those receiving such threats; (c) The voter registration process be undertaken expeditiously, with a view to ensuring that all those with the right to vote are included and that concerted efforts are made to ensure the inclusion of members of society who tend to be marginalized from political participation, including women, members of the Batwa community, and the illiterate; (d) The Government promptly and effectively end violence by militant youth groups for political purposes, including those associated with both the party in power and with opposition groups and that it actively combat all efforts to intimidate voters by investigating all claims of threats or violence, including those attributed to youth groups, and by bringing the instigators of violence to justice; (e) The assassination of Ernest Manirumva be promptly and thoroughly investigated and that the perpetrators be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Independence of the judiciary and accountability 75. It is recommended that: (a) The status, functions and management of magistrates and the composition of the Superior Council of the Magistracy be guaranteed in law, with a view to ensuring the independence of the judiciary, and that the associated laws, rules and regulations be implemented; (b) Law enforcement authorities take urgent measures to prevent further illegal and arbitrary detentions and undertake a process of registering all detainees and ensuring that they are regularly brought before a competent court to determine the legality of their continued detention; (c) The judiciary, prosecutors and police develop a concrete plan by which all detainees are brought to trial within a reasonable time or released, and that they ensure the rights of suspects to due process are assured, including for persons accused of grave crimes; (d) The investigations and final settlement, in a court of law, of the cases presented in paragraph 32 be pursued vigorously and expeditiously and that the remaining persons responsible for the 2006 Muyinga massacre not already tried and sentenced be brought to justice, with full respect for their right to due process.