A/HRC/23/36 (ii) Grant financial and logistical assistance to civil society groups, giving preference to those that have long-term partnerships with people living in poverty, to facilitate participation and build capacity of public officials. (iii) Protect organizations that promote participation from retaliation or interference by State agents or non-State actors. (h) Recommendations to national human rights institutions: (i) Undertake educational and information programmes on the right to participation, both within the general population and among particular groups such as public service providers and the private sector. (ii) Scrutinize existing laws, administrative acts, draft bills and other proposals to ensure consistency with obligations related to the right to participation under international and national human rights instruments. (iii) Conduct research to ascertain the extent to which the right to participation is being realized within the State as a whole and in relation to communities particularly vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion. (iv) Monitor compliance with the right to participation and provide reports thereon to public authorities, civil society and United Nations human rights mechanisms. 23