E/CN.4/2003/90/Add.3 page 4 (g) Given the severity of the various alleged human rights abuses and the divisive effects on indigenous communities caused by irregular military units or paramilitary groups, the Special Rapporteur urges that CAFGUs be withdrawn from indigenous areas altogether, within the framework of a national programme to demilitarize indigenous peoples’ territories. Furthermore, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government of the Philippines take maximum caution to protect indigenous peoples’ rights during its military operations, in accordance with international humanitarian standards; (h) That adequate basic social services, including housing, education, health, food and drinking water, be made available to all indigenous peoples in the country to the maximum extent possible; (i) That maximum protection be afforded to human rights defenders in carrying out their legitimate human rights work; (j) That the Government of the Philippines request the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to establish an office in the Philippines to provide technical cooperation in the field of the promotion and protection of the human rights of indigenous peoples; (k) That the Philippines speedily ratify International Labour Organization Convention No. 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries; (l) That the universities, research centres, foundations, government research units, United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations combine and coordinate their efforts and resources to carry out basic and policy-oriented research in and with the participation of indigenous communities in order to strengthen human rights protection mechanisms and bring the issues surrounding the rights of indigenous peoples to a wider audience; (m) That the rights of indigenous peoples be a standard linchpin of all human rights education programmes at all levels of formal schooling, as well as in non-formal education; (n) That the mass media allocate sufficient time and space for the presentation of the major human rights issues involving indigenous peoples.