A/HRC/RES/47/21 human rights violations by law enforcement officers, in accordance with international human rights law, is critical, Stressing also that everyone, including people and communities of African descent, should be able to participate in an inclusive manner and guide the design and implementation of processes that contribute to halting, reversing and repairing the lasting consequences and ongoing manifestations of systemic racism, and notably acknowledging the important role that young people have played and should continue to play in these processes, Encouraging States to examine the extent and impact of systemic racism and to adopt effective legal, policy and institutional measures that address racism beyond a summation of individualized acts, and recommending that progress be measured according to indicators grounded in impact rather than intent, Acknowledging the vast amount of existing recommendations made by the United Nations human rights system to address issues of racial discrimination within the administration of justice, and urging States to consider their implementation, Noting with appreciation the agenda towards transformative change for racial justice and equality presented by the High Commissioner, which aims, inter alia, to encourage States to ensure that the voices of Africans and of people of African descent and those who stand up against racism are heard and that their concerns are acted upon, and to acknowledge and confront legacies, including through accountability and redress, 1. Deplores all forms of racial discrimination, including systemic and structural racism, and its effects on Africans and on people of African descent and their families, and communities around the world; 2. Condemns the continuing racially discriminatory and violent practices perpetrated by many law enforcement officials against Africans and people of African descent, and systemic racism in the law enforcement and criminal justice systems, and underscores the importance of ensuring that such acts are not treated with impunity; 3. Recalls that law enforcement officials, in carrying out their duties, should apply non-violent means before resorting, when absolutely necessary, to the use of force, and that in any event all use of force should comply with the fundamental principles of legality, necessity, proportionality, precaution and non-discrimination, and that those using force should be accountable for each use of force; 4. Stresses that, where it is lawful to arrest certain participants or to disperse an assembly, such actions should comply with international law and have a basis in the domestic law provisions on the permissible use of force, and that domestic legal regimes on the use of force by law enforcement officials should be brought into line with the requirements of international law, where that is not already the case; 5. Recommends that domestic legal regimes on the use of force by law enforcement officials be brought into line with appropriate international standards, such as the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials and the United Nations Human Rights Guidance on Less-Lethal Weapons in Law Enforcement, and that law enforcement agencies provide law enforcement officials with appropriate human rights training to ensure that they comply with international rules and standards for law enforcement officials; 6. Urges States to seize every opportunity to advance the anti-racism agenda and to prioritize attaining racial equality and justice by accelerating action to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to ensure that Africans and people of African descent are not left behind; 7. Encourages all States and relevant stakeholders to pay due attention to the operational guidelines on the inclusion of people of African descent in the 2030 Agenda in order to ensure that people of African descent are not left behind in the implementation of the Agenda; 8. Urges States to adopt a systemic approach to combating racial discrimination through the adoption and monitoring of whole-of-government and whole-of-society 3