A/HRC/22/60 minorities should, wherever possible, be made available in minority languages, including through the establishment of minority media outlets. 48. States should collaborate fully with international and regional human rights mechanisms, including by implementing the recommendations issued by them and in seeking technical assistance to that end, if required. Where relevant, country reports submitted to human rights treaty bodies should contain information on the situation of minorities in the State and on measures taken to implement the Declaration and other minority rights standards. 49. In times of national economic difficulties or other grave challenges, Governments should ensure that any measures adopted, including austerity measures and other action taken to address the situation, do not disproportionately negatively affect minorities that might be more vulnerable. They should develop monitoring mechanisms to assess the impact of policy on different sectors of society including minorities. 50. States should review progress made by disadvantaged minority groups in relation to each of the Millennium Development Goals and step up their efforts towards reaching the goals for minorities by 2015. Such review processes should lead to the drafting of new strategies and budgets for development under the post-2015 framework, reflecting heightened attention to minority issues where necessary, including mechanisms for participation of minorities in decision-making on development issues that affect them. The post-2015 framework should include indicators to monitor the progress for minorities. B. National human rights institutions 51. National human rights institutions should consider establishing specific mechanisms within their secretariats to address minority issues, including for instance a department, section or focal point on minority issues. Minority rights and minority issues should be fully reflected in their activities and programmes. The institutions should develop programmes, activities and projects based on the provisions of the Declaration, such as those relating to minority participation, education, language rights, civic education and other key minority issues. A part of their websites should be devoted to minority issues and available in minority languages. They should be fully involved in drafting and reviewing legislation relevant to minority issues and in monitoring its implementation. 52. National human rights institutions should ensure that they have internal expertise on minority rights and that minorities are represented in their governing bodies and the composition of their staff, including at senior levels. Minority candidates, including women, should be targeted in recruitment activities for employment in specialist roles or sections; minorities should not, however, be confined to such specialist roles. 53. The establishment of regional or local sub-offices should be considered where appropriate by national human rights institutions, including in areas with concentrated minority communities and in localities where communities may face particular challenges, such as poverty, conflict or displacement. The offices should be provided with sufficient resources both in terms of staffing and logistics. Local offices or sub-offices should strive to develop their knowledge of local minority rights issues, monitor evolving situations, build relationships with communities and authorities and respond effectively to minority issues. They should also ensure that local minority issues and concerns are reflected in regional- or national-level decisions and policymaking, and that national policy and programmes in turn reach and benefit minorities in remote regions. 54. Complaint handling services within national human rights institutions should be made easily accessible to minorities. Information or resources to enable them to make or to pursue complaints or to seek alternative solutions outside the courts, including mediation 9

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