A/HRC/38/40 H. Wide dissemination of best practices and recommendations to improve in areas of concern 31. Many States, civil society groups and other stakeholders have initiated and undertaken good practices in relation to human rights-based international solidarity. The Independent Expert will disseminate such good practices as widely as possible in order to help shape the normative environment in the mandate area in an even more positive way, and help guide other stakeholders in their own thought and action, and thus contribute in a significant way to the enhancement of human rights-based international solidarity. 32. At the same time, some stakeholders have, wittingly or not, engaged in practices that are decidedly not to be admired or followed from a standpoint of human rights-based international solidarity. The Independent Expert expects to dedicate a significant amount of attention during his tenure as mandate holder to identifying, analysing and issuing practical recommendations to improve in such areas of concern, to the same ends that are discussed in the paragraph above. VII. Thematic priorities 33. During his tenure, the Independent Expert expects to focus on several thematic priorities, which are briefly developed below. While the Independent Expert wishes to emphasize that he is mindful that some of these thematic priorities are related to other special procedures mandates, it is important to note here that he only intends to address the conceptual and practical zones where these themes interface and interact with human rights-based international solidarity, in line with his mandate. For the Independent Expert, the expression of human rights-based international solidarity, and the enjoyment of the right of peoples and individuals to such solidarity, are essential to the amelioration, management, and even resolution of many of the key human rights issues that currently confront us as a global society. The Independent Expert wishes to emphasize, however, that other thematic areas may be added to this list throughout his mandate and based on developments in global affairs. A. Migration and international solidarity 34. One of the thematic priorities of the Independent Expert is the intersection of international solidarity with our current (albeit historically enduring) human migration challenge. The Independent Expert will analyse the role of human rights-based international solidarity in addressing some of the key migration-related concerns and issues of our time. To that end, the Independent Expert intends to address issues such as the identity, the practices, the normative compasses and the motivating ideals of the countries that have manifested more solidarity than is usually the case towards migrants during the recently highlighted mass migration episodes around the world; the question of the compliance under international human rights law of the criminalization of individuals and groups (especially human rights activists) who show solidarity to migrants; and the uses and abuses of the concept and practice of international solidarity in the area of migration. An important goal here will be to assist the Human Rights Council and other United Nations bodies in their efforts to contribute to the formulation of a better framework for dealing with our global migration challenge — one that can more equitably balance the perceived pressures faced by States with the imperative of respecting the human rights of migrants. In that regard, the Independent Expert will follow closely the ongoing discussions and negotiations around the global compact for migration that are expected to take place throughout 2018. B. Refugees and international solidarity 35. A second, if related, key area that interacts very closely with human rights-based international solidarity is the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers around the world. The outflow of refugees from their countries of origin continues to pose a challenge to 9