A/HRC/39/L.22 access to and can communicate with the United Nations and other human rights entities without fear of reprisal, intimidation or attack; 7. Welcomes the holding of the third session of the Twenty-first Century Panglong Conference from 11 to 16 July 2018 and the progress made towards the principles of a future democratic federal union of Myanmar, while calling for further steps, including an immediate cessation of fighting and hostilities, of targeting civilians and of all violations and abuses of international human rights law and international humanitarian law in northern Myanmar, and of the harassment, intimidation, arrest, detention and prosecution of human rights defenders and activists demonstrating for peace, the provision of immediate, safe and unhindered humanitarian access, including to areas controlled by ethnic armed groups, in particular in Kachin and Shan States, and the implementation of an inclusive and comprehensive national political dialogue ensuring the full, effective and meaningful participation of all ethnic groups, women and young people, and persons with disabilities, as well as civil society, with the objective of achieving lasting peace; 8. Calls upon the Government of Myanmar to take the measures necessary to address the spread of discrimination and prejudice and to combat the incitement to hatred against Rohingya Muslims and other minorities by publicly condemning such acts and enacting necessary anti-hate speech laws, in accordance with international human rights standards, and by promoting interfaith dialogue in cooperation with the international community, and encourages political and religious leaders in the country to work towards national unity through dialogue; 9. Also calls upon the Government of Myanmar to make efforts to eliminate statelessness and the systematic and institutionalized discrimination against members of ethnic and religious minorities, in particular relating to the Rohingya Muslims, by, inter alia, reviewing the 1982 Citizenship Law, which has led to deprivation of human rights; by ensuring equal access to full citizenship through a transparent, voluntary and accessible procedure and to all civil and political rights by allowing for self-identification; by amending or repealing all discriminatory legislation and policies, including discriminatory provisions of the set of “protection of race and religion laws” enacted in 2015 covering religious conversion, interfaith marriage, monogamy and population control; and by lifting all local orders restricting rights to freedom of movement and access to civil registration, health and education services and livelihoods; 10. Strongly urges the Government of Myanmar to take all measures necessary to implement fully all recommendations made by the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State; 11. Notes with concern the continued departure of members of the remaining Rohingya population and other minorities for Bangladesh, strongly urges the Government of Myanmar and the armed forces to lift the curfew order in Rakhine State, in particular to ensure freedom of movement and the safety and security of all persons without discrimination, and to put an end to extortion against and the intimidation of the Rohingya population; 12. Calls upon the Government on Myanmar to allow free and unhindered access for local and international staff of humanitarian and other relevant international agencies to provide humanitarian assistance, including gender-responsive assistance, and encourages the granting of access for the diplomatic corps, independent observers and representatives of the national and international independent media, without fear of reprisal, and to safeguard those who report abuses; 13. Stresses the need for the creation of the conditions for the safe, voluntary, dignified and sustainable return of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to their places of origin, offering dignified solutions to displacement, in consultation with the populations concerned and in accordance with international law and standards, with international oversight and monitoring with the free and informed participation of refugee communities; 14. Strongly calls upon the Government of Myanmar to expedite the safe, voluntary, dignified and sustainable return of all internally displaced persons in conditions of safety and dignity to their homes in Myanmar, including the approximately 120,000 internally displaced Rohingya and Kaman persons currently in camps near Sittwe in central 4