A/HRC/24/37 which the criteria and subcriteria were drafted and suggested their reformulation, including by providing more concrete and practicable details for each subcriterion. 33. Among the suggestions made, one submission underlined the link between international solidarity and the right to development and its mutually reinforcing nature, and proposed reorganizing the criteria and operational subcriteria according to a suggested list of right to development principles and related articles of the Declaration on the Right to Development. Another submission expressed the view that the criteria and subcriteria lacked explicit reference to gender equality, and commented that civil and political rights were as important for development processes as economic, social and cultural rights, and they should be better reflected. Other suggestions included paying more attention to the development rights of indigenous peoples and minorities, adding new criteria on the recognition of international solidarity as a right, adopting and implementing a comprehensive and legally binding international instrument on the right to development, and recognizing the right to peace of persons and peoples, the Chairperson-Rapporteur said when concluding her presentation on the conference room papers. 34. During the consideration of the operational subcriteria, several speakers stressed the need to simultaneously consider the indicators proposed by the High-Level Task Force. They pointed out that the draft subcriteria identified by the High-Level Task Force were not operational and that operational elements or indicators would be required, consistent with development practice and a results-based approach. Raising concerns and objections, a number of other speakers stated that indicators were outside the mandate of the Working Group and that they had also been outside the scope of the mandate of the High-Level Task Force on the implementation of the right to development. They argued that indicators would only serve the purpose of judging the performance of developing countries, instead of contributing to the elaboration of a comprehensive and coherent set of standards for the implementation of the right to development, in accordance with the resolutions of the Human Rights Council. 35. The Chairperson-Rapporteur appealed to the members of the Working Group to refrain from introducing language or elements that relate to indicators, which were not mandated by the Human Rights Council and on which there was no consensus within the Working Group, and to pursue its work on the consideration of the draft operational subcriteria, in accordance with Council resolution 21/32. She drew the attention of the Working Group to paragraph 14 of the second addendum to the report of the High-Level Task Force on the implementation of the right to development on its sixth session (A/HRC/15/WG.2/TF/2/Add.2), which distinguished operational subcriteria from indicators: “The criteria and sub-criteria should be relatively long-lasting and suitable for inclusion in a set of guidelines or a legally-binding instrument that development actors may use over the long term when assessing whether their own responsibilities or those of others are being met. The indicators, on the other hand, are intended to help in assessing compliance with the criteria and sub-criteria, and are therefore context-specific and subject to change over time.” 36. During consideration of the operational subcriteria, the Islamic Republic of Iran, on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, stated that human rights were interlinked and must be addressed in an integral manner, including all economic, social and cultural rights, some of which were not reflected in the list of draft criteria and operational subcriteria. Switzerland called for the use of human rights language such as the right to food, the right to water and the right to health. Non-discrimination, gender equality, a decent standard of living and certain aspects of civil and political rights, such as the right to life and freedom of expression, should be referenced from the very beginning. The Islamic Republic of Iran, on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, proposed different subcriteria with regard to compliance with international commitments by various multilateral policy regimes. It also 10