A/HRC/35/10 IV. Promising practices A. Legal frameworks, institutions and policies 46. The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action recognizes the need to integrate a gender perspective into relevant policies, strategies and programmes of action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in order to address multiple forms of discrimination. It also urges States to address racism and racially motivated violence against women and girls through policies and programmes, protective and preventive measures, effective implementation of national legislation and relevant international instruments. 47. In their submissions, Albania, Bahrain, Colombia, Cuba, Georgia, Kuwait, Mexico, Mali, Norway, Oman, Qatar, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and the United States of America drew attention to legal frameworks, policies, institutions and/or strategies in place to ensure equality and non-discrimination based on grounds such as sex/gender, ethnicity, race or religion to address violence against women and/or racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and other related forms of intolerance. 48. Mexico, Serbia, Spain, Turkey and the United States of America had rendered the notion of prohibition of intersectional discrimination and the promotion of equality clear in their legal and policy frameworks. Mexico had put in place laws to protect women of African descent, and indigenous and migrant women, which were implemented by national plans and strategies focusing on the eradication of violence, providing access to health and information on sexual and reproductive rights, and had increased capacities, representation and political participation. The United States of America had enhanced the protections available for native American and immigrant women through the Violence against Women Reauthorization Act (2013), which provided resources for States and local communities to improve the response of the criminal justice system to cases of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking, and to support victim services. 49. In Spain, a law on equality between women and men required the public authority to consider the situation of specific groups of women, including minority and migrant women. It also had strategies to provide assistance to Roma women survivors of violence and to promote the empowerment of specific groups of women, including Roma and migrant women, in employment and education, among others. Serbia had implemented a national strategy for gender equality (2016-2020) and a strategy for national protection of Roma (2016-2025), which included measures for specific groups of women. The State’s national plan of action for the integration of Roma and other minority groups (2016-2020) tackled the issues of violence against women and children through a package of primary health-care services. Turkey had adopted laws to identify and prioritize persons with special needs in international protection procedures, and had also established procedures to provide support through the issuance of identity documentation and shelters for women survivors of violence. 50. Norway and Guatemala had in place institutions and institutional frameworks to address intersecting forms of discrimination against women and girls. The institutional mandate of the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombudsperson in Norway required the Ombudsperson to see the different grounds of discrimination in context, to develop interdisciplinary skills to deal with multiple forms of discrimination and discrimination at the intersection of gender and other grounds of discrimination. Guatemala had specialized institutions for the eradication of racial discrimination and violence against indigenous women and girls; according to the information contained in the submission, achievements had, however, been limited owing to a lack of funding. 12