A/HRC/25/49/Add.1 and to travel for such purposes. It is equally important that a better economic status be ensured for researchers. The Special Rapporteur recommends that: (a) The authorities of the State and of entities proactively encourage (and refrain from discouraging) meetings between academics and researchers in all fields, including history; (b) The authorities of the State and entities, and other relevant stakeholders, including the international community, pay particular attention to academic freedoms and the country’s higher education system, which should be free from political interference. 109. With regard to enhancing interactions among children and youth, what may not be immediately achievable inside classrooms can most certainly be achieved outside, through cultural events and systematized exchanges across communities. The Special Rapporteur recommends in particular that: (a) cross-community opportunities for engaging in activities in the field of culture, sports, science and arts be maximized through, for example, the rehabilitation of cultural and youth centres, and the creation of neutral spaces sheltered from politics and issues relating to ethno-national or religious affiliation. Such spaces should be established in locations where people feel free to come and interact; (b) People associated with sports, in particular football teams and fan clubs, as well as artists in projects bridging communities, be engaged and supported. 110. Institutions in the field of science and culture should be free to conduct their activities unencumbered by political agendas, and their independence guaranteed in law and in practice. The selection of cultural and art projects for public funding should be transparent and delegated to independent peer-review bodies.38 111. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the respective competencies and relationships of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments and the two institutes for the protection of monuments be clarified and revisited, and that the mandate of the Commission be integrated more clearly into transitional justice strategies. The independence of the Commission and of the institutes should be guaranteed. 112. Authorities have a key role to play for successful memorialization.39 The Special Rapporteur recommends that: (a) Memorialization processes be fully integrated into the broader framework of transitional justice strategies; (b) The steps regarding memorialization processes envisaged in the transitional justice strategy elaborated with the support of UNDP be implemented, in particular the enactment of a framework law and policy at the State level to fully regulate the issue; (c) Stakeholders encourage processes of memorialization of those who refused to participate in mass or grave violations of human rights, resisted oppression and helped others across community divides. 38 39 22 See A/HRC/23/34. See A/HRC/25/49.