A/HRC/45/49 and promotion of human rights and do not infringe the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association; (e) Ensure that the use of force by State agents, including in the context of law enforcement operations, strictly complies with the rules of international human rights law; (f) Ensure that the military operations of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo against armed groups are conducted in strict compliance with human rights and international humanitarian law and that any offenders are prosecuted in the competent courts; (g) Ensure that all detainees enjoy all fundamental legal safeguards, and take the necessary measures to ensure that conditions of detention in all places of deprivation of liberty for men, women and juveniles are in conformity with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) and the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules), and end the practice of detention of insolvent patients in hospitals and health centres; (h) Adopt a programmatic law to ensure effective implementation of the goals of the national policy for judicial reform and its accompanying priority action plan for the period 2018–2022, including by guaranteeing the independence of the judiciary, the abolition of the death penalty and recognition of the right of appeal to the Operational Military Court; (i) Institute a process of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration in accordance with human rights principles and standards, and ensure that any persons who may reasonably be thought to have committed serious violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law are not incorporated into the defence and security forces until allegations against them have been independently and impartially investigated; (j) Conduct investigations aimed at removing from the defence and security forces high-ranking officers implicated in the commission of serious violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, and take the necessary measures to enforce sentences for such acts when they are imposed; (k) Continue efforts to conduct prompt investigations into allegations of human rights violations and abuses, including those committed in the Kasai region and Yumbi territory, and ensure that these efforts lead to the prosecution of the perpetrators of such violations; (l) Take all necessary measures to prevent sexual violence and, when it occurs, bring the perpetrators to justice, provide victims with comprehensive care and facilitate their access to remedies to obtain justice, truth and reparation; (m) Take the necessary measures to mitigate the effects of restrictions relating to the fight against COVID-19, including the effects on economic, social and cultural rights; (n) Ensure that the National Human Rights Commission becomes fully operational, including by allocating to it the necessary financial and material resources, while guaranteeing its independence; (o) Strengthen national human rights institutions and mechanisms and institutions and mechanisms for following up on the implementation of the recommendations of United Nations mechanisms. GE.20-11014 13