A/HRC/37/51 defending the human rights of people on the move, including by avoiding any criminalization, stigmatization, impediment, obstruction or restriction thereof (including in assistance provided by local authorities, such as regional or municipal bodies) that is contrary to international human rights law. 67. States offering resettlement should recognize the importance of providing a durable solution to people on the move who suffer serious threat or imminent harm as a result of their defence of human rights by affording access to emergency resettlement and expanding the opportunities for their resettlement more generally. 68. The Special Rapporteur recommends that United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and related organizations, including the Human Rights Council, its special procedures, the United Nations Development Programme, UNCHR and the International Organization for Migration recognize publicly the important role played by defenders of people on the move and the legitimacy of their work. 69. The special procedures of the Human Rights Council should more closely monitor the concerns of people on the move, including by better tracking the number of communications received about their concerns. 70. UNHCR should establish guidelines on international protection recognizing how people on the move have the right to promote and protect their own rights and the rights of others, and ensure that UNHCR staff are appropriately trained on the guidelines and how these rights should be protected (including by being made aware of the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders), especially in camp situations and in advocacy towards UNHCR. 71. The Special Rapporteur recommends that national human rights institutions: (a) Ensure that the situation of defenders of people on the move is fully included in the monitoring of the situation of human rights; (b) Recognize publicly and support the role of defenders of people on the move. 72. The Special Rapporteur also recommends that regional and international organizations, including the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Council of Europe, the Organization of American States, the African Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations develop and share existing good practices in regional organizations with regard to the normative development of the right to defend the rights of people on the move and the rights of people on the move themselves. 73. Special procedures for human rights defenders should more closely monitor the concerns of people on the move, including by better tracking the number of communications received about their concerns. 74. The Special Rapporteur recommends that civil society, including international and local non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations and private and State funders of civil society: (a) Further explore, strengthen and expand the availability of temporary relocation initiatives, including both within the States of residence of human rights defenders at risk and internationally, through the sharing of good practices and the strengthening of support available for such schemes, which should follow the seven principles underpinning the protection of defenders (see A/HRC/31/55, para. 111), namely, that they are rights-based; inclusive of defenders from diverse backgrounds; gender-sensitive; based on a holistic understanding of security; oriented to the protection of individuals and collectives; involve the participation of defenders in the choice of protection measures; and are flexible, in order to meet the specific needs of defenders; (b) Address the barriers to the continued activity of human rights defenders who become people on the move for which it is responsible by adopting non- 18