A/65/295 to underreporting and inaccurate data, it is based on the important notion that the State should not impose an identity on the individual. Concerning privacy, the Special Rapporteur stressed that ethnically disaggregated data should always be collected with the explicit consent of the concerned individuals and take into account data protection regulations and privacy guarantees. On the principle of involvement, the Special Rapporteur emphasized the need to consult all concerned groups in all stages of the exercise, including design and implementation. Such involvement would help to build confidence between the authorities and the concerned groups and would also lead to better survey design. Moreover, involvement should also be understood as providing the right to members of vulnerable groups to be informed about the results of data collection and about the effectiveness of the anti-discrimination legislation, policies and programmes in place. 56. The Special Rapporteur made a number of recommendations related to the collection of ethnically disaggregated data. Among others, he recommended that States collect these data and indicators to design legislation, policies, programmes and other measures aiming at promoting equality and eliminating racial discrimination and that States use such data to assess and monitor the effectiveness of the measures taken and to review them in case of disproportionate effect on certain ethnic groups. In doing so, the Special Rapporteur called upon States to respect the principles of privacy, self-identification and involvement of all communities. He also recommended that ethnically disaggregated data be used in legal proceedings as evidence for proving discrimination and that adequate human and financial resources be provided by States to establish or strengthen national institutions which collect, analyse, and disseminate reliable ethnically disaggregated data and indicators. E. Racism and sports 57. The issue of racism and sports was addressed by the Special Rapporteur at an event commemorating the International Day on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which was organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 19 March 2010, in Geneva, Switzerland. 11 58. On that occasion, the Special Rapporteur recalled that fighting racism requires more than the enactment of anti-discrimination laws; overcoming racism also requires addressing public and private attitudes which comfort, justify and perpetuate racism at all levels and in all areas of life. To that effect, he stressed that approaches which have the ability to get the message across in a simple and powerful manner are more than ever necessary to encourage as many people as possible to engage in this fight. In the context of the year 2010, which has been marked by mass sports events followed by a large public audience, the Special Rapporteur stated that promoting the message of tolerance and non-discrimination through sport may constitute one of the approaches needed. 59. As recognized by the General Assembly, sport has the potential to contribute to an atmosphere of tolerance and understanding. While relying on the concepts of __________________ 11 14 Available from http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID= 9928&LangID=E. 10-48481