A/HRC/34/21 ethnic relations and non-discrimination. As a result, two universities introduced the course on intercultural education as an elective for the 2016/17 academic year. A third university in southern Kyrgyzstan will pilot the course in the 2016/17 academic year, pending its formal inclusion in the university curriculum. During the reporting period, the Regional Office worked extensively on encouraging the participation of ethnic minorities in the public and political life of Kyrgyzstan. It drafted a study on worldwide best practices to improve minority participation in political life — in the civil service in particular — and in consultative and elected bodies. The study, in which measures that could be applied in Kyrgyzstan are highlighted, was later used as core document for a national conference on minority participation. 17. In Serbia, OHCHR advised an expert working group on the development of a national Roma inclusion strategy 2016-2025 to ensure in particular employment and respect for human rights. OHCHR also participated in consultations on the adoption of a new national action plan on the rights of national minorities in Serbia. It created the methodology for the consultation process with the Roma community to ensure that the Roma people participated in and contributed to the development and implementation of the national action plan. 18. In Colombia, OHCHR focused on guaranteeing and protecting the rights of AfroColombians by increasing the use of national protection systems related to the principle of free, prior and informed consent. It supported the development of appropriate protocols for consultations involving people of African descent and third parties, thereby facilitating the inclusion of Afro-Colombians in the consultation process for the Departmental Growth Plan 2016-2019. In addition, OHCHR assisted Afro-Colombians in defending their right to traditional lands by providing advice, support and monitoring services. It also provided technical assistance to improve cooperation between Afro-Colombians and the Government at the local and national levels. This assistance focused on the inclusion of projects for ethnic minorities in local and national development plans and the incorporation of an ethnic dimension in the peace talks between the Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia — People’s Army (FARC-EP). Finally, OHCHR supported the establishment, pursuant to decision T-576/14 of the Constitutional Court, of a national consultation space for the Afro-Colombian communities. The Office also attended the first session of the national consultation space, along with 220 representatives from Afro-Colombian communities and other organizations. 19. In cooperation with civil society, OHCHR in Tunisia has begun to assess and record cases of racial discrimination against black Tunisian minorities and foreigners residing in the country. The Office has set up a capacity-building programme, to benefit associations working to protect the minority rights of black Tunisians. At government level, after several discussions with the Ministry responsible for human rights, a working group on racial discrimination was established. A draft law to criminalize racism and racial discrimination, which will be considered by the Assembly of the Representatives of the People in the coming months, was submitted by a group of civil society associations. 20. OHCHR-Yemen has continued to document human rights violations, with a special focus on the rights of minority communities. Additionally, OHCHR has worked with United Nations agencies and other humanitarian actors to establish a joint United Nations early warning system for the protection of civilians. A set of quantitative and qualitative indicators, including those on minorities, will be collected and will serve as a basis for an overview of the situation in Yemen. Minority communities have suffered the consequences of the ongoing conflict and have been especially vulnerable to arbitrary arrest. On 10 August 2016, 68 people, including women and 20 followers of the Baha’i faith, were arrested and held without charge in Sana’a prison, allegedly by the Yemeni National 6