A/HRC/17/38/Add.1 assistance for those who lack the means to participate in the cultural activities of their choice; incorporating rights education into the school curricula, in particular those guaranteed under article 15 of ICESCR; taking the necessary measures to combat continued deforestation in order to ensure the effective enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights, especially by indigenous and vulnerable groups of people; (c) Address the concerns expressed by the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, particularly in connection with land demarcation and ensuring indigenous peoples' right to self-determination (A/HRC/12/34/Add.2); (d) Strengthen efforts to combat ongoing discrimination and intolerance and take a stronger stand and redouble measures to protect persons and sites associated with religions of African origin, by addressing the persistence of racism in Brazilian society and the negative image of African religions sometimes diffused by followers of other religions and/or the media. (e) Take measures that enable the documentation and protection of Afrodescendent linguistic heritage to complement existing measures to implement Laws 10.639 of 2003 and Law 12.288 of 2010, and ongoing efforts to sensitize the national population on the protection of Afro-descendent cultures in Brazil. (f) Undertake participatory processes with communities and persons of African descent with a view to adopting effective measures to address religious intolerance in the education system in Brazil, in line with the findings and concerns expressed by the 2010 mission on education and racism in Brazil, undertaken by the Brazilian Platform on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Human Rights (DHESCA). 93. The independent expert also encourages indigenous peoples, in line with recommendations made by Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, to endeavour to strengthen their capacities to control and manage their own affairs, and to participate effectively in all decisions affecting them, in a spirit of cooperation and partnership with Governmental authorities and the CSOs with which they choose to work (A/HRC/12/34/Add.2, paragraph 99). 94. The independent expert wishes to draw Brazil’s attention to the recommendation made by the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief in his most recent report to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/16/53, paragraph 60), according to which educational policies should aim to strengthen the promotion and protection of human rights, eradicate prejudices and conceptions incompatible with freedom of religion or belief, and ensure respect for and acceptance of pluralism and diversity in the field of religion or belief as well as the right not to receive religious instruction inconsistent with one’s conviction. The independent expert wishes to stress that, in many instances, these are cultural communities with specific ways of life. Efforts should be made to establish advisory bodies at different levels that take an inclusive approach by involving different stakeholders in the preparation and implementation of school curricula related to issues of religion or belief, and in the training of teachers. 95. The independent expert encourages Brazil to consider ways to: (a) Promote widespread knowledge about existing mechanisms for redress, including the work of the Attorney General’s Office of Citizens’ Rights and its state and regional branches, and the Council for the Defence of the Rights of the Human Person; 22