A/HRC/4/77 page 7 Secretary-General on human rights of internally displaced persons; and the Special Representative on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises. 17. The Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living has linked the issue of adequate housing to the right to land and access to natural resources and recommended that States provide legal recognition of collective-based property rights. The Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography has noted that indigenous children are among the groups more exposed to trafficking and sexual exploitation, mainly because of social exclusion and discrimination. The Special Rapporteur on the right to food has given extensive attention to indigenous perspectives, noting that indigenous peoples often see their subsistence activities such as hunting, fishing and gathering as essential to nurturing their culture and identity. He also observes that levels of hunger and malnutrition among indigenous peoples are often disproportionately higher than among non-indigenous populations. Among the recommendations he addresses to Governments is the need to recognize rights to land, resources and traditional subsistence activities, as well as intellectual property rights over genetic and knowledge resources. The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance draws attention to the disadvantages and exclusion faced by indigenous peoples in several of his country reports, linking the phenomenon to prevailing levels of poverty, the legacy of colonialism and weak protection of land rights. 18. The Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism notes that some States are applying definitions of terrorism that are designed in bad faith to outlaw political opposition, religious entities, or minority, indigenous or autonomy movements that have never resorted to violence against persons. The Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences in one of her country reports calls for funding for vocational training, adult literacy, credit schemes and provision of incentives for the employment of indigenous women to combat gender discrimination and violence emanating from it. 19. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders has, over the period of the mandate, sent 80 communications on human rights defenders working to promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples and minorities. Several of these communications have been sent jointly with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people. The majority of these cases are concerned with indigenous peoples involved in struggles over land rights and rights to use and freely dispose of their natural wealth and resources. The majority of such cases are reported from countries in Latin America (39 cases) and Asia (19 cases). She has also expressed concern about human rights defenders being prosecuted under anti-terrorism legislation. 20. The independent expert for the study on violence against children has also acknowledged the special vulnerability of indigenous children and has called upon States to ensure that these children and their families are provided with culturally based support and care services, and that social workers have adequate training to work effectively with them.