A/71/301 competence to analyse the problems involved, to study possible solutions and to provide concrete assistance for the victims”. Americas region 21. On 5 June 2013, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights adopted the Inter-American Convention against Racism, Racial Discrimination and Related Forms of Intolerance. The Convention has been signed by 11 States, but has not yet been ratified by any of them. It is provided in article 13 of the Convention that the States parties undertake, in accordance with their internal legislation, to establish or designate a national institution that shall be responsible for monitoring compliance with the Convention, and shall inform the general secretariat of the Organization of American States of this institution. 3. National level 22. The Special Rapporteur notes that some of the above -mentioned international and regional instruments have acted as driving forces for the establishment of specialized bodies at the national level. For example, following the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in September 2001 in Durban, South Africa, several such bodies were created in Latin America. The Presidential Commission on Discrimination and Racism against Indigenous Peoples in Guatemala was created in 2002 (see CERD/C/GTM/14-15, para. 62); the Special Secretariat for the Promotion of Racial Equality was created in 2003 in Brazil (see CERD/C/431/Add.8, para. 273); the National Council for the Prevention of Discrimination was created the same year in Mexico; 6 and a national commission against racism was created in Honduras in 2004. 7 In 2006, a department for action against discrimination was created within the office of the Ombudsman of Paraguay in accordance wi th the provisions of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (see CERD/C/PRY/1-3). 23. Similarly, national specialized bodies have been established in transposition of European Union directive 2000/43/EC. This is the case, for instance, for the National Office against Racial Discrimination in Italy, 8 which was created by a legislative decree transposing the European Union directive. 24. Similarly, the Commission for Protection against Discrimination in B ulgaria was created in 2005 in compliance with the Protection against Discrimination Act, 9 and the National Council for Combating Discrimination was established in Romania pursuant to Government Ordinance No. 137/2000 and Government Decision No. 1194/2001 on the organization and function of the National Council. 10 It is important to point out that several States have transposed the European Union directive even though they were not member States of the European Union at the __________________ 6 7 8 9 10 16-13565 Mexico, National Council for the Prevention of Discrimination, “¿Quiénes Somos?”, available in Spanish from http://www.conapred.org.mx/index.php?contenido=pagina&id=38&id_ opcion=15&op=15. International Labour Organization, “Honduras, Decreto Ejecutivo núm. 002-2004”, database of national labour, social security and related human rights legislation (NATLEX). Available from http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_lang=en&p_isn=69321&p_country=HND&p_ count=259 (accessed 19 August 2016). See www.equineteurope.org/National-Office-against-Racial. See www.equineteurope.org/Commission-for-Protection-Against-36. See www.equineteurope.org/National-Council-for-Combating. 7/21