A/HRC/40/65 society organizations, and especially migrants. Parliaments should contribute to changing the public perception of migration as a negative phenomenon and highlight the contribution of migrants to society. Parliaments must take measures to eradicate discrimination against migrants, while taking into account a gender perspective and the best interests of the child. Parliaments should help to address the root causes of forced migration. 41. Parliaments should share best practices for involvement in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In this regard, they should also draw on the existing international human rights framework to enhance accountability in relation to, and monitoring of, the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Parliamentarians should regard oversight of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals as their responsibility. Parliamentarians should consider the ways in which proposed legislation would help implement the Sustainable Development Goals. They should raise awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals, their relevance to local needs and their potentially transformative impact. 42. Parliament should discuss and approve national plans and targets under the Sustainable Development Goals, and legislate and provide funding to meet the relevant targets. Parliamentarians should monitor progress and setbacks in relation to these targets and hold government to account for the commitments made under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. V. Parliaments working with others: is there room for more engagement? A. Discussions 43. The discussion on agenda item 4 was moderated by Sergio Piazzi, Secretary-General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean. The panellists were Irene Khan, Director-General, International Development Law Organization; Sarah McGrath, Director of International Engagement, Australian Human Rights Commission; Danilo Kalezic, coordinator of the parliamentary programme at the Network for Affirmation of the NGO Sector (MANS), in Montenegro; and Norma Morandini, Director of the Senate Human Rights Observatory, Argentina. The discussions focused on existing practices to make parliaments more transparent, open and accountable, and on how parliaments could better interact with other State institutions. The discussions then turned to the relationship between parliaments and the judiciary, and how those two institutions could complement each other to ensure better protection of human rights and the rule of law, while respecting their respective independence. The discussions examined cooperation between parliaments and national human rights institutions, specifically how national human rights institutions could help ensure that parliaments took into account human rights considerations during the law-making process. The discussions also considered cooperation between civil society organizations, the media and parliaments. 44. Ms. Khan described the relationship between the judiciary and parliament as a complementary one. She discussed the separation of powers and judicial oversight of actions taken by the executive. Referring to judicial independence, Ms. Khan said that it was included in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and was a general principle of international law. Parliament should protect the independence of the judiciary, and the judiciary should protect parliament’s independence. There were challenges in the relationship between parliament and the judiciary, especially in relation to national security cases. Where parliament had failed to legislate, Ms. Khan described occasions where courts had exercised “judicial activism” and pushed the boundaries of judicial interpretation so as to greatly widen previous legal interpretations. Ms. Khan said the international community could nurture the symbiotic relationship between parliament and the judiciary. She referred to the International Development Law Organization’s work in Kenya supporting the constitutional reform process, initially by working with the committee of experts in charge of drafting the 11