A/RES/54/182 Page 4 (b) At violations of human rights in areas under the control of the Government of the Sudan, in particular: (i) The widespread use of torture and arbitrary detention affecting, inter alia, human rights defenders, journalists and political opponents, as well as the lack of due process of law and acts of intimidation and harassment of the population, in particular by the security organs; (ii) Cases of restriction on freedom of religion and peaceful assembly; 3. Urges all parties to the continuing conflict in the Sudan: (a) To respect and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, to respect fully international humanitarian law, thereby facilitating the voluntary return, repatriation and reintegration of refugees and internally displaced persons to their homes, and to ensure that those responsible for violations of human rights and international humanitarian law are brought to justice; (b) To stop immediately the use of weapons, including landmines, against the civilian population, which runs counter to principles of humanitarian law, and urges in particular the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army to stop immediately the use of civilian premises for military purposes; (c) To grant safe and unhindered access to international agencies and humanitarian organizations in order to facilitate by all means possible the delivery of humanitarian assistance to all civilians in need of protection and assistance, in particular in Bahr el-Ghazal, the Nuba Mountains and the Western Upper Nile, and to continue to cooperate in this regard with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Operation Lifeline Sudan in the delivery of such assistance; (d) To continue to cooperate with the peace efforts of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development; (e) Not to use or recruit children under the age of 18 as soldiers, and urges the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army to undertake a commitment similar to that made by the Government of the Sudan to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict in this regard and to refrain from the practice of forced conscription; (f) To fulfil their commitments concerning the protection of children affected by war, such as to cease the use of anti-personnel landmines, the abduction and exploitation of children and the recruitment of children as soldiers, to advance the demobilization and reintegration of child soldiers and to ensure access to displaced and unaccompanied minors; (g) To allow for an independent investigation of the case of the four Sudanese nationals who were abducted on 18 February 1999 while accompanying a team from the International Committee of the Red Cross on a humanitarian mission and subsequently killed while in the custody of the Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement/Army, and urges the Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement/Army to return the bodies to their families; /...