A/72/155 (c) Reaffirm the universality of human rights and not undermine this principle; (d) Promote equality for all, in accordance with international standards; (e) Lift all reservations to human rights treaties, and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in particular, which undermine the principles of universality and equality; (f) Act in accordance with due diligence standards to ensure that non-State actors engaging in fundamentalist and extremist abuses of women’s cultural rights are prosecuted and punished according to international norms; (g) Prevent violations of women’s cultural rights, including by prohibiting the funding of fundamentalist and extremist groups, in accordance with international standards; (h) Condemn all acts of extremist or fundamentalist violence that undermine women’s cultural rights, and express solidarity with women victims; (i) Ensure that all women victims of fundamentalist or extremist abuses, including in the cultural rights area, have access to adequate remedy, reparation and compensation; (j) In consultation with women human rights defenders and affected groups, develop plans of action to protect women, including those from religious, ethnic and sexual minorities, from extremism and fundamentalism; and implement urgent action policies when such groups are targets of fundamentalist and extremist threats or violence; (k) Ensure that women at risk from fundamentalist and extremist violence and abuse, including as a result of exercising their cultural rights, are given asylum, are not returned to contexts where they will be at risk and are fully protected, including from xenophobic attack and gender-based violence, in receiving countries; (l) Take all necessary measures to respect and ensure the human rights of women human rights defenders who challenge fundamentalism and extremism, including by investigating threats and attacks against them, bringing perpetrators to justice and providing protection in agreement with those affected; (m) Remove obstacles to the functioning of an independent civil society that promotes human rights in accordance with international norms; (n) Involve women human rights defenders, with relevant expertise, in all programmes and policy discussions regarding combating fundamentalism and extremism, including at international conferences and negotiations; (o) Repeal discriminatory laws and policies; (p) Provide for and protect the separation of religion and State and guarantee religious freedom, including the right for women to believe, not to believe and to change their belief; (q) Respect and ensure the right to education for all without discrimination, in accordance with international standards; this implies a secular public schooling system with a non-sexist curriculum that promotes a culture of gender equality and women’s empowerment; (r) Take urgent steps to protect schools, including girls’ schools, students and educators where they are at risk; 22/23 17-12043