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actual or potential obstacles for minorities entering the police, the judiciary, prosecution
services, the legal profession and prison personnel will also be discussed.
19.
Session participants will be encouraged to share positive examples of systems in
place to guarantee independent oversight and accountability mechanisms for upholding the
independence and integrity of the police and the judiciary.
20.
Session participants will consider the importance of developing and delivering
effective human rights training for law enforcement and judicial officials, including prison
personnel. Concrete examples of how to ensure that training initiatives are designed and
implemented with the meaningful participation of and in consultation with minority groups
and existing minority staff members will be shared.
6.
Concluding remarks
21.
Participants in the Forum session will identify ways to engage with stakeholders,
including minority communities themselves, in order to prevent and address possible
reasons leading to discriminatory mechanisms and patterns in all stages of the criminal
justice process. To that effect, the specific role that stakeholders – including international
and regional organizations, as well as non-State actors, including civil society, minority
communities and religious leaders, national human rights institutions, political leaders and
the media – can play will be considered.
22.
The Chair of the Forum and the Special Rapporteur on minority issues will share
their concluding remarks, including proposals looking ahead at follow-up steps, with Forum
participants.
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