A/HRC/38/42 (a) Regional accountability mechanisms — jurisprudence from existing regional human rights systems of protection, 53 the recommendations produced by them and the extent of their implementation; (b) National legislative frameworks, public policies and participation mechanisms — to evaluate how States should advance towards the prohibition of discrimination on the grounds of leprosy and towards the protection, promotion and enforcement of the human rights of persons affected by leprosy and their family members, the following will be assessed: (i) Measures taken to ensure, at the normative, jurisdictional and policymaking levels, the rights of persons affected by leprosy and their family members as established by the principles and guidelines, as well as measures taken to ensure access to them; (ii) Measures taken for raising awareness about leprosy; (iii) Measures taken to ensure the participation of persons affected by leprosy in decision-making processes concerning issues related to them and in following up States’ activities to implement the principles and guidelines. 99. Additionally, the following will also be assessed to enable the identification of good practices and formulate pragmatic and realistic recommendations on implementing the principles and guidelines: (a) How domestic constitutional law coordinates and integrates States’ commitments under international human rights law; (b) The state of national anti-discriminatory laws, public policies related to the realization of economic and social rights and the existence of judicial and administrative remedies available to enforce human rights and monitor public policies, and of public participation mechanisms; (c) National justice systems, or how domestic courts have adjudicated in cases related to the rights and freedoms of people affected by leprosy and their family members and also heard cases related to discrimination laws and economic, social and cultural rights implementation, in order to develop a better understanding about the use of courts and national case law as an accountability mechanism. F. Priorities for the mandate 100. Given the limited availability of resources, the Special Rapporteur has identified two priority areas that she deemed key in the promotion of the rights and freedoms of persons affected by leprosy and their family members. These priorities resulted from a consultation undertaken by the Special Rapporteur with some of the main stakeholders in the field of leprosy, 54 as well as national NGOs and organizations of persons affected by leprosy, 55 which allowed persons affected by leprosy and their family members to be consulted in more than 40 countries. These consultations were aimed at developing a framework that gives primacy to the following priorities: (a) Enforcement of equality — harmonize domestic laws and practices with international law, as well as guarantee effective access to rights, in order to tackle the 53 54 55 18 African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Among them: the International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations, the Nippon Foundation, Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation, Leprosy Mission International, the International Association for Integration, Dignity and Economic Advancement, the International Leprosy Association, WHO and the Pan American Health Organization. For example: Movimento de Reintegração de Pessoas Atingidas pela Hanseníase, Perhimpunan Mandiri Kusta, the Coalition of Leprosy Advocates of the Philippines, Handa Rehabilitation and Welfare Association and Felehansen.