A/HRC/4/39 page 16 educational campaigns must be developed and vigorously implemented. Increasing understanding and respect for cultural and religious diversity would be the first step in identifying and developing good practice in combating intolerance and discrimination against Muslims. B. Recommendations 75. The Working Group urges States: − To design and implement a system of education and training for law enforcement officers and military personnel that will ensure that they are familiar with international human rights norms against racism, discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and where racial profiling is a violation of certain international law provisions; − To ensure that issues of racial profiling and non-discrimination are integrated into all aspects of training and education, including ongoing training and professional development, for law enforcement agencies. This should include thorough training in standards and alternatives to racial profiling; − To abolish and prohibit any discrimination in legislation within their jurisdiction and to criminalize racial profiling, envisaging sanctions for those who violate the law and ensuring remedies for the victims. 76. The Working Group invites States to establish disaggregated data collection and oversight mechanisms to monitor and combat racial profiling. These mechanisms should include both procedures that are internal to law enforcement agencies and also those for external oversight bodies, which have the participation of the community. 77. The Working Group urges law enforcement agencies to take positive action to secure real participation of people of African descent and other vulnerable groups at all levels throughout law enforcement agencies. This should include specific recruitment, retention and promotion goals for positions of responsibility in such institutions. 78. The Working Group reiterates the importance of the recommendation made by the independent eminent experts on the follow-up to Durban to develop a racial equality index as a tool to better assess the discrimination that affects people of African descent and other vulnerable groups, and to guide the adoption of policies to remedy their situation.

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