A/HRC/44/53 (iv) Creating monitoring, support and complaint mechanisms so that victims of practices of “conversion therapy” have access to all forms of reparations, including the right to rehabilitation, as well as legal assistance; (b) Take urgent measures to protect children and young people from practices of “conversion therapy”, including by giving priority to the design and implementation of monitoring programmes for health-care, religious, education, community, commercial and any other settings, public or private, where children and young people are deprived of liberty by organs such as national human rights institutions or, if applicable, national preventive mechanisms; (c) Carry out campaigns to raise awareness among parents, families and communities about the invalidity and ineffectiveness of and the damage caused by practices of “conversion therapy”; (d) Adopt and facilitate health-care and other services related to the exploration, free development and/or affirmation of sexual orientation and/or gender identity, with a focus on addressing the conflicts that may arise between a patient’s orientation, identity and religious, social, or internalized norms and prejudices, with a focus on identity exploration and development, reducing distress and the need to address “minority stress”, as well as focusing on active coping and social support and the concept of affirmation; (e) Foster dialogue with key stakeholders, including medical and health professional organizations, faith-based organizations, educational institutions and community-based organizations, to raise awareness about the human rights violations connected to practices of “conversion therapy”. 88. Furthermore, the Independent Expert reiterates his recommendations that States: (a) Repeal laws and regulations that enable, promote or fuel practices of “conversion therapy, key among them being laws criminalizing diversity in sexual orientations or gender identities; (b) Adopt appropriate anti-discrimination measures of a legislative, administrative or judiciary nature to ensure protection from violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; (c) Ensure the de-pathologization of diversity in sexual orientation and gender identity in State and non-State medical classifications that have an impact on public health policies and diagnostics in all health-care settings, including in medical curricula, accreditation procedures and continuing education; (d) Adopt all measures necessary to eliminate the social stigma associated with gender diversity, including the development, implementation and evaluation of an education and sensitization campaign, and in particular, all measures necessary to protect trans and gender-diverse children from all forms of discrimination and violence; (e) Support the development of research and data collection, disaggregated by all relevant dimensions, on the specific issue of practices of “conversion therapy” and pursuant to the principles and safeguards identified by the Independent Expert, key among them being the participation of affected communities, populations and peoples; (f) Design, implement and constantly evaluate education, training and public information campaigns to tackle stigma and prejudice against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or gender-diverse people and promote their social inclusion. 22

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