A/HRC/40/65 parliamentarians as guardians of human rights. He referred to the serious problem of hate speech and underscored that no parliamentarian should face attacks for doing his or her job. He emphasized, though, that parliamentarians were not above the law. Mr. Chungong urged parliamentarians to help implement the Sustainable Development Goals, to combat attacks on democracy by populist leaders and to address migration-related issues using a human rights-based approach. He underscored the importance of the independence of the judiciary and highlighted how national human rights institutions, civil society and the media could strengthen the role of parliaments as promoters of human rights. 74. Summarizing the challenges facing parliaments, Mr. Chungong referred to the need for additional resources, information, training and support in order to strengthen the capacity of parliaments to act as promoters of human rights. Parliaments needed assistance from policy experts and rule of law experts, continuing professional training, and confidence-building measures. Referring to the report entitled “Contribution of parliaments to the work of the Human Rights Council and its universal periodic review” (A/HRC/38/25), and the Draft Principles on Parliaments and Human Rights (ibid., annex I), Mr. Chungong encouraged parliamentary involvement in the universal periodic review and other United Nations human rights mechanisms. Parliamentarians needed to ensure that United Nations human rights mechanisms’ recommendations were implemented, particularly as implementation often required legislative changes. He referred to the role played by international and regional parliamentary organizations in strengthening the attention paid by parliaments to human rights issues. Mr. Chungong called on all present to examine the recommendations in the present report and consider how they could be implemented. He was heartened by the holistic and comprehensive approach to human rights displayed during the Forum and reiterated the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s commitment to mobilize support for the implementation of the recommendations made during the Forum. 18