A/HRC/38/42 principles and guidelines, identification of good practices and the provision of technical advice on policymaking and capacity-building. 91. Communication: the Special Rapporteur will gather, request and exchange information with relevant stakeholders, including States. 92. Identification and dissemination of good practices: the Special Rapporteur will consult States and other stakeholders on the identification and promotion of good practices in the elimination of stigmatization and discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members and on guaranteeing their fundamental rights and inclusion. 93. Building cooperation: the Special Rapporteur acknowledges the crucial role played by the United Nations human rights treaty bodies, the special procedure mandate holders and the universal periodic review in the promotion of human rights globally and will build cooperation to give visibility to leprosy in their work. The Special Rapporteur will work with relevant actors and stakeholders to promote awareness-raising on the rights of persons affected by leprosy and their family members and combat stigmatization, prejudice and harmful practices and beliefs that hinder their enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms. E. Human rights instruments and standards Principles and guidelines for the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members 94. In its resolution 35/9, the Human Rights Council mandated the Special Rapporteur to monitor the effective implementation of the principles and guidelines, which recognize the fundamental human rights of persons affected by leprosy and their family members. The principles and guidelines encourage States to promote, protect and ensure the full realization of all human rights of persons affected by leprosy and their family members. 95. Although the principles and guidelines are not legally binding, they are, however, in line with the human rights standards and reinforce the principle of non-discrimination as a core element stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other human rights instruments. The principles and guidelines provide measures for calling States to account on their duty and responsibility to prohibit discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members, as well as to protect, promote and ensure their human rights. Additionally, the content of the principles and guidelines takes its spirit from the provisions of the human rights treaties. 96. Given the cross-cutting nature of leprosy, the work of the Special Rapporteur will be guided by the relevant conventions, especially: the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; the Convention on the Rights of the Child; the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. 97. Finally, the Special Rapporteur will promote the use of the principles and guidelines among the stakeholders and persons affected by leprosy and their family members as a rights-dissemination instrument, empowerment strategy, and evaluation and research tool. Monitoring implementation of the principles and guidelines at the national level and States’ efforts to ensure non-discrimination and full inclusion 98. The monitoring of the implementation of the principles and guidelines and of States’ efforts to ensure non-discrimination and enforce the human rights of persons affected by leprosy and their family members will be sensitive to the epidemiological diversity of leprosy worldwide. Priority will be given to endemic countries and will take into consideration the following: 17