A/HRC/RES/51/29 7. Expresses deep concern at the human rights and environmental situation in the Arco Minero del Orinoco region, which is the site of labour exploitation of miners, including child labour, and human trafficking, and expresses particular concern about the violations and abuses of the rights of indigenous peoples in the region; 8. Calls upon parties in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to engage promptly in, or in support of, a process that will ensure the holding of free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections, with an independent national electoral council and an independent and impartial Supreme Court, and 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; 9. 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, including through the presentation of an oral update, to be followed by an interactive dialogue, to the Human Rights Council at its fifty-second and fifty-fifth sessions, and also requests the High Commissioner 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 of the Council at its fifty-third and fifty-sixth sessions, to be followed by an interactive dialogue; 10. Decides to extend 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, for a period of two years, with a view to combating impunity and ensuring full accountability for perpetrators and justice for victims, and requests the mission to present an oral update on its work to the Human Rights Council during an interactive dialogue at its fifty-second and fifty-fifth sessions, and to submit a report on its findings to the Council during an interactive dialogue at its fifty-fourth and fifty-seventh sessions; 11. Urges the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to cooperate fully with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the independent international 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; 12. Requests that the Office of the High Commissioner and the independent international fact-finding mission each be provided with all the resources necessary and the full administrative, technical and logistical support needed to carry out their respective mandates; 13. Encourages relevant special procedures of the Human Rights Council to pay particular attention, within their respective mandates, to the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and urges the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to cooperate fully with their work, including by facilitating country visits; 14. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter. 43rd meeting 7 October 2022 [Adopted by a recorded vote of 19 to 5, with 23 abstentions. The voting was as follows: In favour: Brazil, Czechia, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Montenegro, Netherlands, Paraguay, Poland, Republic of Korea, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America Against: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), China, Cuba, Eritrea and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Abstaining: 3