A/HRC/14/18 129. The Working Group calls on States to engage in comprehensive curricula reform to ensure that educational programmes foster a positive self-image and pride among people of African descent and recognize the African and African descendants’ contribution to world development, history and culture. Such reform should also tackle all forms of stereotypes. 130. The Working Group recommends that, as a measure to combat discrimination against people of African descent in the administration of justice, appropriate training be organized for all those who are part of the justice system, including judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers and child welfare workers, to ensure they are sensitive to issues related to culture, diversity, racism and racial profiling. 131. The Working Group recommends that States examine and revise laws and practices that have a disproportionate impact upon people of African descent in the criminal justice system and lead to their overrepresentation in prisons and other places of detention. 132. The Working Group also recommends that States guarantee quality legal aid to facilitate access to justice in all areas, as well as support for mechanisms of alternative dispute resolution, which often prove to be particularly effective in dealing with racism against people of African descent. In addition, the Working Group urges States to adopt special measures to facilitate increased representation of people of African descent in the judiciary and in law enforcement. 133. The Working Group strongly recommends that the international community declare an international decade for people of African descent to make the challenges they face more visible, to identify solutions, and to engage in a sustained campaign to eradicate structural discrimination against people of African descent. 134. The Working Group calls for a United Nations interagency global study to collect data on people of African descent in their respective areas of work and to develop concrete recommendations that address the structural racism against people of African descent. 135. The Working Group appreciates the participation of Member States and other stakeholders at its session and urges more active and enhanced participation in its future sessions. 20