A/HRC/40/30 52. The Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, in his interim report to the General Assembly (A/73/362), explained that violence in the name of religion or belief predominantly targeted persons belonging to religious or belief minorities, including converts, humanists, atheists and agnostics who suffered from a climate of intimidation, repression or violence, globally. In recent years, a number of joint communications had been issued to States by the special procedure mandate holders, together with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion, concerning direct discriminatory practices and heavyhanded State restrictions imposed on persons belonging to religious or belief minorities who were alleged to be threats to the public order. 53. Several human rights treaty bodies addressed the situation of religious minorities. For example, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination recommended taking all measures necessary to ensure the rights of ethno-religious minorities, including their right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, without any discrimination. 24 G. 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: leaving no one behind 54. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its overall focus on reducing inequalities and leaving no one behind is of particular relevance to minorities. In its resolution 37/14 on the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, the Human Rights Council welcomed the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, recalling that the Sustainable Development Goals and targets seek to realize the human rights of all. 55. During the reporting period, OHCHR produced an updated guidance note on a human rights-based approach to data,25 which includes specific recommendations to apply the “do no harm” principle in data-collection activities, while ensuring the participation of groups at risk of being left behind, including national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities. 56. OHCHR continues to support country-led efforts to identify groups at risk of being left behind, including national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, as a preliminary step to ensuring their meaningful participation in the implementation and measurement of the 2030 Agenda. In March 2018, OHCHR conducted capacity-building activities with United Nations, State and civil society stakeholders in Uganda on human rights indicators and approaches to data in the Sustainable Development Goals. Part of the training focused on identifying an illustrative list of groups at risk of being left behind in the country. H. Minorities and migration 57. During the period under review, migrants who are members of minority groups have faced violence and multiple forms of intersectoral discrimination. 58. In June 2018, a group of United Nations special procedure mandate holders issued a public statement on the situation of migrants in the United States of America and the Executive Order signed by the President on 20 June 2018. The vast majority of those migrants were indigenous peoples or persons belonging to ethnic or racial groups categorized as non-white in the United States. Therefore, the devastating effect of the Executive Order had been largely reserved for children and families of indigenous peoples and other non-white migrants.26 59. The Special Rapporteur on racism conducted an official visit to the United Kingdom in May 2018 and raised serious concerns over its immigration policy. She also pointed to concerns over widespread discrimination faced by ethnic minorities and over the criminalization of young people belonging to ethnic minorities, especially young black 24 25 26 12 See, for example, CERD/C/SAU/CO/4-9, para. 24. OHCHR, “A human rights-based approach to data: leaving no one behind in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” (2018). See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=23245&LangID=E.