A/HRC/17/9 107.61. Recognize the pre-election registration status of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and to begin a dialogue of national reconciliation with the NLD and other ethnic and democratic actors in the country (United States of America); 107.62. Remove all restrictions of freedom of association and assembly, including by refraining from penalizing peaceful political opposition activities, remove restrictions on independent media, including international journalists, and end harassment, religious discrimination, arbitrary arrest, torture, and imprisonment of peaceful political activities by ethnic minorities (Sweden); 107.63. Allow full participation by all ethnic and democratic groups, including the National League for Democracy and Aung San Suu Kyi, in the political life of the country, allowing the start of a genuine process of national reconciliation (United Kingdom); 107.64. Ensure the free participation of representatives of all political parties, including the National League of Democracy as well as other nonparliamentary political parties, representatives of ethnic groups and other relevant stakeholders across society in an inclusive political process (Czech Republic); 107.65. Remove all restrictions on freedom of expression, association and assembly in law and in practice and that legal and legitimate political opposition parties and civil society be able to voice their political opinions (Norway); 107.66. Take immediate steps to end the persecution of human rights defenders (Austria); 107.67. Immediately end violence and discrimination against members of ethnic and religious minorities, grant full citizenship rights to Rohingyas and end sexual violence committed against ethnic minority women (United States of America); 107.68. Allow access for international organizations to ethnic minority areas (Norway); 107.69. Implement and enforce the right not to be arbitrarily displaced and the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement (New Zealand); 107.70. Seek technical assistance from the United Nations to reform the judiciary, to establish accessible judicial remedies as well as to alleviate poverty (Turkey); 108. All conclusions and/or recommendations contained in the present report reflect the position of the submitting State(s) and/or the State under review. They should not be construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole. 25

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