A/HRC/52/53 critically assessed achievements and shortcomings in the implementation of the Declaration, and formulated recommendations. The first of the recommendations made at the regional forums for Europe and Central Asia and for the Americas focused on the need for a treaty. 12. In her remarks at the regional forum for Europe and Central Asia, held on 2 May 2022, the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights recalled the thirtieth anniversary of the Declaration as a milestone – a time to stop and take stock of progress. She called for a review of frameworks, norms and legislation, mechanisms, institutions and policies in order to improve implementation of minority rights, and for discussion on improving existing accountability instruments.12 III. Other activities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and recent developments of human rights bodies and mechanisms 13. OHCHR undertook a series of activities as part of its ongoing work on minority rights. In March 2022, OHCHR, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Minority Rights Group and Freemuse: The World Forum on Music and Censorship launched an international art contest for minority artists working on statelessness themes. The contest was organized to support the work of minority artists while raising awareness of the human rights of stateless individuals and groups belonging to minorities. The panel of judges, which included minority artists and the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, selected three minority artists, who received their awards during a ceremony in November 2022.13 14. In May 2022, OHCHR held a virtual round table on strengthening the protection of minority rights under the Declaration. The round-table participants addressed present and long-standing challenges in securing minority rights under the Declaration and considered how to fill in the gaps in normative standards protecting the rights of minorities. The event brought together 29 experts, who took note of good practices to be replicated and established a way forward in terms of steps that could lead to a norm-strengthening process. 15. OHCHR participated in the World Justice Forum, held in May and June 2022. The former High Commissioner opened the Forum and highlighted forthcoming OHCHR guidance on developing comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation, recalling that, in his report entitled “Our Common Agenda”, the Secretary-General had emphasized the urgency of adopting such legislation.14 At the Forum, leaders, activists and academics came together to discuss the increasing challenges faced by vulnerable groups, including racial and ethnic minorities, and also discussed promising solutions to address those challenges. 16. In July 2022, OHCHR and Equal Rights Trust held a pre-launch event in connection with the publication of the above-mentioned guidance: Protecting Minority Rights: A Practical Guide to Developing Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Legislation.15 The guide provides legislators and advocates with the tools to develop anti-discrimination legislation consistent with international legal standards on the rights to equality and to nondiscrimination. It is intended as a resource to assist States in meeting their core international law obligations to respect, protect and fulfil the rights to equality and to non-discrimination. The publication includes practical examples to assist lawmakers and policymakers. It also provides specific guidance on the link between anti-discrimination law on the one hand, and minority rights on the other. The event served as a forum to introduce the guide to a wide audience and as a platform to highlight the need to place comprehensive anti-discrimination law at the core of rule of law work. 12 13 14 15 4 See https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements-and-speeches/2022/05/opening-remarks-european-centralasian-regional-forum. See https://www.ohchr.org/en/minorities/minority-artists-voice-and-dissidence. See https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements/2022/05/world-justice-forum-2022-video-statementmichelle-bachelet. See https://www.ohchr.org/en/minorities/minority-rights-equality-and-anti-discrimination-law. See also https://youtu.be/-P0sSWCY0XM. GE.22-29200