A/HRC/58/60/Add.1 48. Representatives of Afro-Chilean tribes expressed the need not only to be featured in the archives, but to maintain and practice their culture on a daily basis, which requires ensuring their access to ancient and meaningful territories for ceremonial and agricultural practices. The fact that they do not possess legal titles for their lands means that they could lose them at any moment, as has happened in the past. Representatives of Afro-Chileans reported insufficient consultation with the tribes about public and private development projects on their territories. The authorities fail to recognize that, just as for Indigenous Peoples, the international standard of free, prior and informed consent implies the possibility for Afro-Chileans to refuse projects or programmes that impact their cultural resources and ways of life and to effectively shape them according to their needs. 49. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Afro-Chilean communities for their openness and looks forward to learning more about improvements in their living situation, their increased visibility in national educational curriculums and their possibilities for participation in all aspects of cultural life in Chile. 3. Migrants 50. Stereotypes and dehumanizing discourse about migrants are on the rise in Chile. Foreigners in the country are the subject of many public debates, and negative narratives and fear are being amplified by the media and in some government discourses. Narratives about migrants’ inherent criminality or destructive ways of life must be pushed back by all public bodies in a coordinated and consistent manner, as required by international law. Instead, the Special Rapporteur heard some government officials blame migrants for failures of the State. The ongoing attacks on their ways of life and cultures have an impact on their ability to access other human rights. Although education and health services are, by law, universally available to all inhabitants of Chile, non-citizens and migrants reported difficulties in having their diplomas registered and in accessing healthcare, including maternity care. African migrants struggled to establish their place in society. 51. The Special Rapporteur was impressed with the engagement of civil society groups, especially women, to combat racism and stereotypes against migrants, and commends the numerous community-led cultural and artistic activities aimed at giving voice to their realities and supporting them in navigating administrative procedures. She encourages the authorities at the national and local levels to make more funding available to support such civic engagement and to recognize its pivotal value in building the intercultural social fabric. 52. She was also impressed that local authorities in Arica did not consider migration a problem, but rather a factor in developing policies. The municipality provides services to help regularize migrants and has created an open academy offering training in a variety of skills, including artistic disciplines and languages, to identify and foster migrants’ capacities for local jobs. However, the infiltration of organized crime across the northern border has given rise to general mistrust towards Venezuelan migrants, who experience discrimination and are isolated from the rest of the population of Arica. Local authorities struggle to monitor the needs of those migrants who live in areas that are under the control of criminal organizations and to build relationships with them. More support is needed from the authorities to reach out to those inhabitants who are falling under the control of criminal groups and to guarantee their safety. 4. Detainees 53. The Special Rapporteur was told about challenges related to cultural practices in prisons. For Indigenous Peoples and local populations, those include challenges related to accessing spiritual leaders and healers and maintaining cultural and religious practices that do not interfere with the security of the detention centres. She reminded the Government that economic, social and cultural rights continue to apply in places of detention. 54. A review of the prison rules for persons deprived of their liberty was to be undertaken in the second half of 2024. That process should involve consultations with Indigenous Peoples, including concerned detainees, in accordance with international standards. The Special Rapporteur looks forward to receiving further information about this process and its results, which should ensure greater cultural adequacy in penal matters. 10 GE.25-01340