A/RES/52/140 Page 5 executions, and deplores the consequences for innocent civilians of the use of landmines by government and rebel forces alike; 10. Again calls upon the Government of the Sudan and all parties to allow Operation Lifeline Sudan, international agencies, humanitarian organizations and donor Governments unimpeded access to civilian populations to deliver humanitarian assistance; 11. Expresses its hope that all parties to the civil war will negotiate seriously at the peace talks sponsored by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development when they resume at Nairobi early in 1998, with the view that an end to the civil war would be an important first step towards the elimination of human rights violations in the Sudan; 12. Urges the Government of the Sudan to release all political detainees, to cease all acts of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, to close down all clandestine or unacknowledged detention centres, to ensure that all accused persons are held in ordinary police or prison custody where family members and lawyers can visit them and to ensure that such persons receive prompt, just and fair trials under internationally recognized standards; 13. Again urges Sudanese authorities to take all steps necessary to respect the human rights of persons belonging to the most vulnerable groups in the society, the women, children and ethnic and religious minorities living in the conflict zones, as recommended by the Special Rapporteur;15 14. Calls for an immediate halt to the inhumane and unjustified practice of aerial bombardment of civilian targets by the Government of the Sudan; 15. Welcomes the promise given by the Government of the Sudan to the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs in the Sudan to allow relief flights unimpeded access to people in need, and expresses its hope that such flights will now be permitted to take place without danger or obstacles; 16. Encourages the Government of the Sudan to work actively for the eradication of practices which are directed against and particularly violate the human rights of women and girls, especially in the light of the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women;16 17. Welcomes the most recent visit by the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the Sudan and his interim report on the situation of human rights in the Sudan;7 18. Extends its full support to the Special Rapporteur, and encourages him to continue to pursue a broad dialogue with the Government of the Sudan and all other parties which he deems relevant to the situation of human rights in the Sudan, with a view to addressing the concerns expressed in the relevant 15 A/51/490, para. 52 (d). 16 Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4-15 September 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No.E.96.IV.13), resolution 1, annexes I and II. /...