A/HRC/37/3 Federation of Persons with Disabilities to conduct a 10-year assessment of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by African countries. 6. Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity 34. The OHCHR-led Free and Equal campaign continued to promote equal rights for and fair treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons globally, reaching hundreds of millions of people through media and national-level events in Albania, Brazil, Cambodia, Cabo Verde, Guatemala, Mongolia, Peru, Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Ukraine. New campaign videos and factsheets launched in 2017 helped to raise awareness of bullying of LGBTI youth and the importance of culture and tradition being open to LGBTI persons. 35. The Office issued a report containing a set of standards of conduct for business on tackling discrimination against lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex persons, building on the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and reflecting inputs from businesses and civil society organizations in all regions. 4 The report was launched at events in New York, Mumbai, London, Paris, Washington D.C., Hong Kong, Geneva and Melbourne. In the first 10 weeks, 42 major companies announced their support for the initiative. 36. In Haiti, OHCHR conducted training for United Nations staff members, the Haitian National Police and civil society organizations on monitoring and reporting on human rights violations related to sexual orientation. 7. Discrimination against older persons 37. OHCHR assisted the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing by, inter alia, facilitating the participation of national human rights institutions in the eighth session of the Working Group. It also organized an informal consultation in New York on promoting the human rights of older persons in business. 8. Discrimination against people with albinism 38. In Malawi, OHCHR contributed to the development of a comprehensive United Nations programme to implement recommendations of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, following the mandate holder’s visit to the country. C. Combating impunity and strengthening accountability and the rule of law 1. Transitional justice 39. OHCHR facilitated dialogue on transitional justice issues. It convened a first public regional debate in South America on transitional justice, truth, reconciliation, and access to justice. In Haiti, it hosted a workshop on the fight against impunity for past crimes and transitional justice, in cooperation with domestic and international human rights organizations. 40. The Office also supported the establishment of transitional justice mechanisms. In the Plurinational State of Bolivia, the truth commission became operational in 2017, pursuant to a law drafted by civil society organizations, victims and relatives, with the support of OHCHR. In Colombia, OHCHR supported the rights of victims and the establishment of judicial and non-judicial mechanisms to address serious violations of international law committed during the conflict. In the Gambia, it supported the Government’s submission of a bill to the National Assembly aimed at establishing a truth and reconciliation commission. OHCHR gave technical advice on gender integration for the text, as well as on women’s meaningful participation in all transitional justice processes. 4 See www.unfe.org/standards/. 7