A/HRC/13/22 acts is eliminated and thereby greatly enhance the security of human rights defenders. • Consider adopting the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders as a part of domestic legislation and establish focal points for human rights defenders within the office of the Head of State or Government, or other relevant ministries. • Enact legislation on defenders protection programmes. • Provide training on the Declaration to police, military and other security forces as well as judicial officials, and institute and enforce sanctions against those acting in violation of its principles and • Decriminalize defamation and libel. (b) Encourages donor States to increase their financial contribution to programmes aimed at the security and protection of human rights defenders; (c) Encourages national human rights institutions to: • Prioritize the protection of human rights defenders on their agenda and establish focal points for human rights defenders • Play an important role in fostering the dissemination of the Declaration and • Investigate complaints made by human rights defenders (d) Encourages member States of the European Union to: • Foster the dissemination of the European Union Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders to all European Union missions’ staff, and organize trainings before staff deployment on the implementation of the guidelines • Ensure an effective implementation of the European Union guidelines and • Liaise with human rights defenders on the ground and organize regular meetings with human rights defenders (e) Suggests that human rights projects funded by the European Union should include security training of human rights defenders; (f) Encourages national and international NGOs to: • Create and strengthen national, subregional and regional coalitions and networks to enhance the protection of defenders and • Disseminate training tools on the protection of human rights defenders GE.10-10012 21