A/HRC/18/26 fact that this legal instrument should comply with international human rights standards and be based on broad consultations with indigenous communities and organizations. 34. During the reporting period, OHCHR Guatemala concluded the implementation of the project entitled “Contributing to the eradication of racism and ethnic and gender discrimination, particularly against indigenous women”, jointly with the Presidential Commission against Racism and Discrimination against Indigenous Peoples and the Indigenous Women’s Defenders Office. The Office worked on strengthening the legal units of both organizations, and workshops were also held with prosecutors from across the country to strengthen investigation and the prosecution of cases of discrimination. 35. The Office in Guatemala has also facilitated dialogue between State authorities and representatives of the Garifuna indigenous peoples, encouraging their inclusion and participation of the Garifuna in Government institutions that have a mandate to address racism and discrimination. 36. In Mexico, the Office participated in an expert panel at the Congress of the Union for the discussion of a draft law on indigenous peoples’ right to consultation, entitled “Anteproyecto de la Ley General de Consulta a los Pueblos y Comunidades Indigenas”, and discussed its harmonization with international standards, in particular the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 37. At the request of the Judicial Academy of Peru for technical assistance, the Regional Office for South America organized a training session for public prosecutors and judges from the Academy on the direct applicability and interpretative effect of international human rights treaties in domestic courts. The course included a focus on international instruments for indigenous peoples and subjects such as legal pluralism. The two-month course involved (a) two weeks of compulsory attendance (20-24 September and 11-15 October 2010) in Lima; (b) three levels of evaluation; and (c) online follow-up. The first week involved the expert participation of a judge from the Constitutional Court of Colombia, a legal official from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, ILO legal officers and the regional and deputy regional representatives of OHCHR. The course was attended by 55 public prosecutors and judges, and broadcast live, including in the indigenous regions of Peru. 38. In Asia, the Office worked to address the complexities of the legal framework and accompanying procedural requirements in Cambodia that have put indigenous communities at risk of land grabbing and loss of livelihoods. OHCHR Cambodia supports Government networks (Ministry of Rural Development, Land Management and the Interior), the United Nations, civil society and indigenous communities in strengthening the capacity of indigenous peoples and their partners in the domestic legal framework and its implementation for security of land tenure. Support is provided through technical advice, training sessions and workshops. 39. The OHCHR Central Africa Regional Office joined the Governments of Cameroon and of the Congo in the commemoration of the International Day of Indigenous Peoples on 9 August 2010, in Ngambe Tikar (Cameroon) and Brazzaville (Congo) respectively, to raise awareness of Government and indigenous representatives on the rights of indigenous peoples contained in the Declaration. More specifically, the Regional Office, in cooperation with United Nations system partners, supported the Government of the Congo during a week of public awareness-raising and outreach activities, including a press briefing, an exhibition and a conference debate on 9 August 2010. The activities facilitated an important dialogue between indigenous peoples’ representatives and the Government at the national level, and raised awareness further on the importance of adopting and promulgating the national law on indigenous peoples’ rights. 9