A/HRC/42/22 protects and upholds human rights on the Internet at the local and global levels on the basis of shared principles.10 11. Local governments also play a key role in the promotion and protection of the rights of individuals belonging to particular groups. The rights of persons at risk of discrimination must be carefully addressed at the local level, not least because local governments deliver services directly to such individuals and can inadvertently become a party to intersecting patterns of discrimination. The examples described below show how the laws, policies and programmes of local governments can have an immediate impact on particular groups at risk of discrimination. 12. Through municipal laws and policies, local governments help to protect and promote the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons. For example, in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Autonomous Municipal Law No. 311 on the “promotion of and respect for the human rights of persons of differing sexual orientations or gender identities in the Municipality of La Paz” applies to municipal policies on nondiscrimination. In Trinidad and Tobago, Municipal Law No. 247/2018 declares 17 May the day against homophobia and transphobia in the Municipality of Trinidad. In the Mexican state of Coahuila de Zaragoza, the reform of the State’s Civil Code introduced equal marriage and eliminated obstacles to same-sex couples adopting children. The city of Amsterdam has adopted a “pink agenda 2015–2018”; its new policy on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex rights aims to increase the social acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons. In Italy, the city authorities of Naples have established a register of same-sex civil unions, while in the city of Vienna, an antidiscrimination office advocates the rights of same-sex and transgender lifestyles and combats discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons. 13. Local governments also play, by means of their policies and programmes, a critical role in ensuring the participation of persons with disabilities and older persons. In Greece, municipal creative work centres for disabled persons focus on, inter alia, vocational training, mentoring and social support for persons with disabilities. In Malaysia, Uniform Building By-Law 1984 provides a checklist, based on universal design and accessibility, that local government officials use to ensure that infrastructure is accessible for persons with disabilities and older persons. The Mexican state of Coahuila de Zaragoza has adopted a law on inclusion of persons with disabilities, which has given rise to public policies on, and led public and private infrastructure projects to consider, accessibility. The city of Goicoechea, in Costa Rica, has developed policies on disability and equality. 14. For indigenous peoples, local governments have played a role in making legislation and practice compatible with international standards on prior and informed consent of indigenous peoples. In the town of Charagua, in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, the Guaraní indigenous people have established an indigenous autonomous municipality that allows self-government based on their own decision-making processes, in accordance with Guaraní identity, world view (cosmovisión) and culture.11 In Peru, the Prior Consultation Law states that it is the right of indigenous peoples to be consulted about the legislative or administrative measures that directly affect their collective rights, physical existence, cultural identity, quality of life or development. It provides for consultation with indigenous peoples in connection with, for example, the proposed use of indigenous land for energy or other projects at the local level.12 15. Local governments also play a crucial role by using action plans and programmes to support the integration of groups at risk. In Albania, local action plans have been developed in order to implement the National Action Plan for Integration of Roma and Egyptians (2016–2020).13 Croatia has adopted the National Roma Inclusion Strategy (2013–2020),14 10 11 12 13 4 Submission by UN-Habitat. See also https://citiesfordigitalrights.org/assets/NYC-AMS-BCNLaunchGlobalCoalitionToProtectDigitalRights.pdf. See www.regionsunies-fogar.org/en/media-files/254-the-first-indigenous-autonomy-is-born-in-bolivia. See www.bancomundial.org/es/country/peru/publication/reporte-la-consulta-previa-en-el-peru. www.rcc.int/romaintegration2020/docs/7/the-national-action-plan-for-integration-of-roma-andegyptians-2016-2020--albania.