A/HRC/37/29 should include the involvement of and consultation with minorities and local populations, as well as marginalized groups, in all aspects of decision-making; (c) Ensure that national laws and customary rules and practices aiming at the protection and conservation of cultural heritage reinforce each other and comply with international standards; (d) Allocate sufficient budgetary resources, international levels, to the protection of cultural heritage; at both national and (e) Adopt measures to ensure accountability for the destruction of cultural heritage, in particular: (i) Facilitate criminal prosecution at national and international levels of those responsible for intentional and negligent destruction of cultural heritage, looting and illicit trafficking in cultural objects by State and non-State actors, in accordance with relevant international standards; (ii) Develop guidelines for the documentation of heritage and the collection and preservation of evidence for the purpose of prosecution, in compliance with international standards; collect and preserve evidence in full compliance with these standards; (iii) Promote truth and reparation processes with regard to the destruction of cultural heritage which involve all relevant stakeholders, and ensure a central role to victims; (f) Include cultural heritage and cultural rights in any transitional justice or truth and reconciliation processes; (g) Train members of the judiciary and parliament, government officials, relevant law enforcement officials, education professionals and museum and library professionals on relevant human rights aspects of cultural heritage, including its protection, safeguarding and preservation and respect for its diversity. Promotion of pluralism and respect for diversity 101. States should: (a) Tackle, in accordance with international standards, extremist and fundamentalist ideologies, sectarianism and discriminatory attitudes towards, inter alia, minorities, indigenous peoples and women, which often lead to cultural cleansing in the form of cultural heritage destruction, while ensuring that critical strategies in this regard include education, respect for human rights and promotion of tolerance and pluralism; (b) Implement educational programmes on the importance of the cultural heritage and cultural rights of all, especially for young people, and review existing curricula to ensure that they reflect the different cultures and heritages present in a country, including that of minorities, provide knowledge about the culture and heritage of others and promote a culture of pluralism and respect for diversity; (c) Acknowledge the role media can play in mainstreaming cultural heritage concerns and promoting a culture respectful of heritage diversity, and adopt measures to educate media workers on relevant human rights aspects of cultural heritage, including its protection, safeguarding and preservation and respect for its diversity; (d) Ensure that the culture and heritage of local populations and minorities are not stigmatized in national media and institutions; (e) Adopt a fully gender-sensitive approach to the protection of cultural heritage which recognizes the work of women defenders of cultural heritage, promotes their inclusion in relevant settings and addresses the challenges they face in accessing cultural heritage. 15

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