A/HRC/RES/57/36 11. Calls upon parties in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to engage in the preparation of a process that will ensure the holding of free and fair local, regional and legislative elections, with an independent national electoral council and an independent and impartial Supreme Court, full freedom of the press and the unfettered political participation of all Venezuelans and all political parties, without fear of repercussions or interference, respecting international standards and civil and political rights; 12. Calls upon the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to protect diplomatic facilities and personnel residing in Venezuelan territory, including individuals seeking asylum in such facilities, consistent with international law, in particular the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, bearing in mind the human rights of all individuals, including asylum-seekers; 13. Expresses deep concern at the human rights and environmental situation in the Arco Minero del Orinoco region and urges the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to cease and investigate all violations and abuses of human rights in the Arco Minero del Orinoco region, including those relating to labour exploitation of miners, child labour exploitation, disappearances, human trafficking, contemporary forms of slavery and violations and abuses of the rights of Indigenous Peoples; 14. Requests the High Commissioner to continue to monitor, report on and provide technical cooperation with a view to improving the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; 15. Also requests the High Commissioner to present to the Human Rights Council an oral update at its fifty-eighth and sixty-first sessions, to present to the Human Rights Council oral updates, to be followed by an interactive dialogue before the end of 2024 and before the end of 2025, and to submit a comprehensive report on the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela containing a detailed assessment of the implementation of the recommendations made in previous reports to the Council for consideration at its fifty-ninth and sixty-second sessions, to be followed by an interactive dialogue; 16. Decides to extend for a period of two years the mandate of the independent international fact-finding mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, as set out in Human Rights Council resolution 45/20, to enable the mission to continue to investigate gross violations of human rights, including extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, including those involving sexual and gender-based violence, committed since 2014, with a view to combating impunity and ensuring full accountability for perpetrators and justice for victims, with a particular focus on the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the lead-up to, during and after the 2024 presidential elections, and on the violence by armed individuals known as colectivos; 17. Requests the fact-finding mission to present to the Human Rights Council an oral update on its work, followed by an interactive dialogue at the Council’s fifty-eighth and sixty-first sessions, and to submit to the Council a report on its findings and recommendations for future action by the Council, followed by an interactive dialogue at its sixtieth and sixtythird sessions; 18. Urges the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to resume cooperation in a full manner with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the fact-finding mission, to grant them immediate, full and unfettered access to the entire country, including to victims and places of detention, to provide them with all the information necessary to fulfil their mandates, and to ensure that all individuals have unhindered access to and can communicate with the United Nations and other human rights entities without fear of reprisal, intimidation or attack; 19. Also urges the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to cooperate fully with the International Criminal Court; 20. Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to continue its efforts towards the protection of human rights of migrants and refugees from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and, in this respect, to promote effective measures and best practices, in 4