A/HRC/34/53/Add.1 (a) In close consultation with minority communities, establish a comprehensive legal and policy framework for the protection of minorities, including the adoption of a law that is in conformity with the binding international human rights law to which Iraq is a party and the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities; (b) Establish an institutional framework dedicated to minorities, equality and diverse ethnic and religious groups, including the establishment of a ministry for ethnic and religious communities or equivalent body with an appropriate mandate, status, capacity and budget; (c) Ensure that no law or policy, current or future, directly or indirectly discriminates against any person or group on the basis of their national, ethnic, religious or linguistic identity; (d) Ensure the political participation of underrepresented communities, including minority women, at all levels. All ethnic and religious communities should have guaranteed, reserved seats in Parliament and local government structures; (e) Undertake a population census at the earliest opportunity following the end of the conflict with ISIL and the return or resettlement of internally displaced and refugee communities; (f) Ensure that internally displaced persons from ethnic or religious communities are treated in conformity with international standards, including the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. Solutions for internally displaced persons should be based on consultation and sensitive to their cultural and religious identities and community preferences; (g) Ensure equality in access to humanitarian assistance for minority ethnic and religious communities affected by conflict that may be disproportionately impacted owing to targeted violence and discrimination; (h) Ensure freedom of movement without discrimination, particularly for those seeking safety who may be at risk. Any restrictions or detentions on the grounds of security must be in accordance with the law and due process; (i) Take essential measures to re-establish and build trust among minority communities so that they are considered equal citizens and components of Iraqi society, alongside all other ethnic and religious communities; (j) Consider for some groups, in consultation with the affected communities, measures for local political and cultural autonomy over their territories and affairs in regions in which they constitute a majority or a significant percentage of the population; (k) Establish overdue protection measures for ethnic and religious communities that remain at risk of violence either in their places of origin or in displacement locations, in close consultation with community members; (l) Ensure representation of minorities in security forces, particularly in areas of high and historic minority presence, as well as appropriate training of all security forces in issues related to minorities; (m) Include atrocity crimes in national legislation, and record and investigate, to the fullest extent possible, all crimes committed against ethnic and religious communities, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing and possible acts of genocide. Evidence, including mass graves, must be protected; 21