A/HRC/43/46 and programmes to serve as key tools in measuring effectiveness and enhancing transparency and accountability; (f) All national policies and practices aimed at preventing and countering violent extremism should be governed by a clear and human rights-compliant legal framework and subject to rigorous monitoring and evaluation, including regular, independent and periodic review; (g) The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate is encouraged to address the abuse of “extremism” law and practice leading to sustained human rights violations of both derogable and non-derogable rights in country assessments; (h) The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact should establish distinct and well-resourced evaluations of the human rights and due diligence impacts of policies aimed at preventing and countering violent extremism; (i) The human rights of women and girls must be fully protected in programming and practices aimed at the prevention and countering of violent extremism; (j) States should establish a clear legal framework governing professional secrecy and other confidentiality obligations in the context of countering terrorism and radicalization towards violence. 19