A/HRC/34/21 discrimination; the adoption of national legislation and special measures to enable States to take steps to protect caste-affected communities; and civil society efforts to advance the cause of caste-affected communities through advocacy, networking and specific programmes and campaigns. 33. In a statement delivered on 8 March and 2 August 2016, the Special Rapporteur on minority issues and the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide called for stronger measures to address the stigmatization, hatred, fear and dehumanization of Roma around the world. 34. On 8 March, the Special Rapporteur on minority issues also delivered a statement in relation to her official visit to Iraq from 27 February to 7 March 2016. In that statement, she noted that ethnic and religious minorities had been disproportionately affected by the violence and atrocities committed by ISIL. 35. On 15 April, with regard to Roma in Kosovo, 1 the Special Rapporteur on minority issues and the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons called on the United Nations to implement the relevant opinion issued by the Human Rights Advisory Panel. 36. On 30 June, the Special Rapporteur on minority issues delivered a statement on her official visit to the Republic of Moldova from 20 to 29 June 2016. In that statement, she noted that minorities needed to participate more fully in the design, implementation and monitoring of policies and legislation affecting their rights and that the Government needed to increase its support for minority languages. 37. In June, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons presented his annual thematic report (A/HRC/32/35) to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-second session, held from 13 June to 1 July and on 8 July. In his report, the Special Rapporteur noted that ethnic, religious and other minorities were often overrepresented in internally displaced person populations and that their unique challenges and situations must be recognized. 38. In the same month, the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association presented his annual thematic report (A/HRC/32/36) to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-second session. In his report, the Special Rapporteur noted that States had a positive duty to protect the rights of religious minorities to peaceful assembly and association, as well as to protect them from attacks by non-State actors and ensure accountability when such attacks occur. He also expressed concern about restrictions on the right of minorities to practise their religions, use their languages and learn about their cultures and history. 39. The Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, presented her report (A/HRC/32/41) on the linkage between trafficking in persons and conflict to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-second session. In the report, she highlighted how sexual violence in conflict zones contributed to the forced internal displacement of ethnic minority women and girls and noted that such displacement exposed ethnic minority women and girls to a greater risk of trafficking. She emphasized that minorities in conflict-affected areas must be protected from trafficking and that further research on that issue and on the link between trafficking and xenophobia was required. 40. The Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, presented her report (A/HRC/32/42/Add.3) on her mission to Georgia to the Human Rights 1 All references to Kosovo in the present document should be understood to be in compliance with Security Council resolution 1244 (1999). 9