A/72/287 compliance with international law, including human rights law, refugee law and humanitarian law. Any counter-terrorism measures must therefore comply with the principles of legality, necessity, proportionality and non -discrimination. He is pleased to note that many States have developed national standards in orde r to ensure that their domestic counter-terrorism frameworks comply with human right standards. Such measures include review mechanisms for draft legislation, overs ight bodies and sunset clauses. 66 He has elaborated on some of these measures in the following section on good practices. D. Good practices in combating racism, xenophobia and discrimination in the context of countering terrorism 58. The Special Rapporteur draws attention to examples of good practices that could be shared among different stakeholders and subsequently be replicated in, or adapted to, local contexts. While not exhaustive, the good practices described in the present report provide an overview of some of the legal, policy and institutional measures that have been adopted to combat racism, xenophobia and discrimination in the context of countering terrorism. The Special Rapporteur considers measures taken by various actors at different levels, including States, international and regional organizations, civil society and the private sector. It is, however, important to acknowledge that some practices may contain positive as well as some negative elements. A citation of such measures as good practices does not therefore imply an endorsement of all their aspects. 1. Non-discrimination provisions in laws and policies 59. The Special Rapporteur is pleased to note that many States have made progress in strengthening the rights to equality and non-discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, national or ethnic origin and other gro unds by enshrining them in national legislation and policies. 60. The Special Rapporteur has observed that a growing number of States have codified prohibitions on racial discrimination and xenophobia — either in specific anti-discrimination legislation or included in other general legislation. States have included non-discrimination provisions in a variety of national legal instruments, including in laws incorporating the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in domestic law, constitutions, criminal codes, migration and refugee laws, laws regulating the work of intelligence agencies and laws outlawing racial profiling. The Special Rapporteur welcomes such legislative initiatives and would further like to encourage States to integrate specific non-discrimination provisions into their domestic counter -terrorism laws. 61. The Special Rapporteur is pleased to note the adoption of national action plans, strategies and policies designed to combat racism and xenophobia and to promote the social integration of individuals belonging to minorities. 67 The Anti-Racial Discrimination Section of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights provides States with practical guidance concerning the development and implementation of such national action plans. 68 The Special __________________ 66 67 68 17-13397 Counter-Terrorism Implementation Taskforce Working Group on Protecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism, “Basic human rights reference guide: conformity of national counter terrorism legislation with international human rights law” (New York, 2014), paras. 55, 61. See also A/HRC/16/51, para. 19; A/HRC/14/46, para. 13. A/HRC/26/50, para. 45; A/71/301. Developing National Action Plans against Racial Discrimination: A Practical Guide (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.13.XIV.3). 15/23