A/HRC/36/22 practices between indigenous peoples from Colombia, Mexico, Norway and Peru. The Office also provided advice to the National Commission for the Coordination of the National Judicial System, including the Special Indigenous Jurisdiction, on devising a work plan to strengthen indigenous peoples’ traditional systems for the administration of justice. 47. In the light of its general recommendation No. 31 (2005) on the prevention of racial discrimination in the administration and functioning of the criminal justice system, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination recommended that Colombia improve the functioning of the special indigenous courts, guarantee access to justice and uphold respect for the fundamental right to due process, with guarantees, in cases involving members of indigenous peoples. 48. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Honduras participated as an observer in the Inter-institutional Commission for the implementation of the sentences handed down by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the cases of Punta Piedra v. Honduras and Triunfo de la Cruz v. Honduras (October 2015).1 In its rulings, the Court found Honduras to be in breach of its obligation to guarantee the collective rights of the Garifuna people due to its failure to provide an effective response to conflicting land titles affecting the communities. The Court requested Honduras to take steps to provide effective reparation and guarantees of non-repetition. It also urged Honduras to review legislative instruments found to be in breach of the right to free, prior, and informed consent, such as the General Mining Act of 2013. 2 49. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Guatemala has provided technical assistance to the Office of the Attorney General in developing internal guidelines for public prosecutors to avoid the criminalization of human rights defenders, which often result in serious cases of social and cultural disintegration within indigenous communities. 50. Through its Maya Programme, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Guatemala has assisted indigenous peoples and the Government in relation to 11 strategic litigation cases involving issues related to access to land and resources, the protection of traditional knowledge in textile weavings, the legal recognition of indigenous communities’ radios and the provision of adequate and culturally appropriate health services, achieving important legal and policy advances in these areas. Also in the framework of its Maya Programme, the Office supported the judiciary in developing an educational module for judges on access to justice for indigenous peoples. The Office carried out trainings for judges in Quetzaltenango, the second largest city in Guatemala, which has a significant indigenous population. The Office further assisted the Office of the Attorney General in developing a policy on access to justice for indigenous peoples, taking into account social, cultural, language and economic barriers that impede access to justice for indigenous peoples in the country. The policy, the product of several years’ work, was launched on 24 May 2017, and contemplates the creation of a secretariat on indigenous peoples within the Office of the Attorney General. 51. The Office has supported the translation of the Constitution of Guatemala in four indigenous languages. A child-friendly version of the Constitution was launched at the department of Quiché in February 2017, together with representatives of the Ministry of Education and the President of the Constitutional Court. 52. As part of the technical secretariat of the National Dialogue on Justice Reform, the Office provided guidance on relevant human rights standards in order to include the recognition of indigenous jurisdictions within the Constitution of Guatemala, among other proposed reforms to strengthen the justice system. It also facilitated the participation of indigenous representatives. 1 2 8 Available from www.corteidh.or.cr/docs/casos/articulos/seriec_304_esp.pdf and www.corteidh.or.cr/docs/casos/articulos/seriec_305_esp.pdf. See www.poderjudicial.gob.hn/CEDIJ/Leyes/Documents/Ley%20General%20de%20Mineria%202013% 20(14,6mb).pdf.