A/HRC/4/WG.3/6 page 47 • “in consultation with human rights treaty bodies, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and other relevant mandate-holders, should produce a base document that contains concrete recommendations on the means or avenues to bridge these gaps, including but not limited to the drafting of a new optional protocol to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination or the adoption of new instruments such as conventions or declarations.” The purpose of this questionnaire is to facilitate the study by the Group of Experts. The questionnaire has been formulated on the basis of the existing documents, in particular the outcome of the High Level Seminar on complementary international standards, including conclusions of the Chairperson and of the Working Group (see the aforementioned report of the Working Group), as well as the discussions among the Experts. Hence, the questionnaire has been developed around four basic areas: 1) manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, 2) the protection of victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, 3) responsibilities (positive obligations), 4) means and avenues to address possible substantive gaps in international law. The stakeholders participating in this exercise are kindly requested to focus on areas of their particular expertise and experience. In order to facilitate the formulation of contributions, the Experts are open to receiving replies that cover areas IV (means and avenues) with the responses to the previous areas or to respond to the area IV separately.