A/HRC/6/19 page 76 Since mid-August, the UN has documented several cases of arbitrary censorship by the NISS of Arabic-language dailies including Ray al Shaab, Al Sudani, Al Sahafa, Al Ayaam and Al Meidan. Methods of censorship have included the seizure of all copies of the latest edition of the newspaper, daily inspections by NISS officials of newspaper offices and printing houses and orders by the NISS to remove or re-edit articles from the next day’s issue of the paper. UNMIS HR has raised concerns and sought clarification with Government authorities in relation to the use of these measures. On 2 September 2007, a letter of concern was sent to the secretary general of the Press Council and to the chairman of the Advisory Council for Human Rights. No response had been received by the time of the writing of the present report. Assessment of Implementation of Recommendation 1.6.2 Implementation has not started. No action was taken to remove restrictions in National Press Laws or to harmonize the Press and Printed Publications Act 2004 with the Bill of Rights of the Interim Constitution. 2. HUMANITARIAN ACCESS 2.1 Protection of humanitarian workers from harassment and attack Recommendation 2.1.1 Short-term Publicly express support for the role of humanitarian workers in providing life-saving assistance to populations at risk. Indicators: Public declaration made; no subsequent retraction. Response of the Government of the Sudan on Recommendation 2.1.1 Written information submitted to the group of experts on Darfur on 21 August 2007 In March 2007, the State announced the implementation of a fast track policy in a Joint Communiqué with the United Nations which was signed by the Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Furthermore, a General Procedures Directory and the Darfur Fast Track Annex which provided guidance on administrative procedures for NGOs working in Darfur, were endorsed by the Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. An annual volunteer’s day was inaugurated on 11 June 2007 and the President of the Republic gave an address expressing the Sudan’s appreciation for the role played by donors and voluntary organizations in improving the humanitarian situation in Darfur. On the occasion of national volunteers’ day, the President of the Republic (by Presidential Decree No. 168 of 2007) awarded the medal of achievement to a number of national and foreign voluntary organizations (the United Nations Mine Action Office in the Sudan, the Murdi Relief Development organization, Medecins Sans Frontieres, the Sudanese Red Crescent Society and the Roots Organization for Development).