A/HRC/45/44/Add.2 that of Afro-Peruvian men. Afro-Peruvian women also have the lowest percentage of secondary education in rural areas. 71. Afro-Peruvian women and LGBTI persons have also struggled to have their leadership and professional capacities recognized and rewarded. Some women reported being mistaken for service personnel when they entered professional offices for meetings. Others reported racism in the form of hyper-sexualization – the dehumanizing perception that it is permissible to sexualize certain women’s roles in the workplace and to view women largely as sexual objects, rather than professionals – a widespread tendency that particularly affects women of African descent, and much more than their white counterparts. The Working Group heard consistent testimonies of exclusion, on these grounds and others, from women farmers, trade union leaders and domestic workers. V. Conclusions and recommendations A. Conclusions 72. The Working Group noted that several public officials at the national, regional and local levels demonstrated insight into the complex and pervasive problem of the racial discrimination that Afro-Peruvians face in the country. Members of the judiciary, and the ministries and directorates of culture, education, the Office of the Public Prosecutor and the Office of the Ombudsperson demonstrated a clear and nuanced understanding of this persistent reality. Some ministries and directorates, including housing and education, informed the Working Group about existing or future innovative projects targeting the needs of Afro-Peruvians and the barriers in access to existing programmes. The Working Group welcomes the many good practices adopted and positive steps taken to guarantee the human rights of people of African descent in Peru, including: (a) The historic apology made by the Government in 2009 to Afro-Peruvians for abuse, exclusion and discrimination; (b) The adoption of the National Development Plan for the Afro-Peruvian Population (2016–2020); (c) The work of the Directorate for Afro-Peruvians of the Ministry of Culture, including studies and publications on Afro-Peruvians and racial discrimination; (d) The work of the National Afro-Peruvian Council and the Working Group for Afro-Peruvians; (e) The promotion by the Office of the Ombudsperson of anti-discrimination policies and the human rights of Afro-Peruvians; (f) The inaugural inclusion of a racial self-identification variable in the 2017 census and the collection of disaggregated data on Afro-Peruvians by the National Institute of Statistics; (g) Draft law 37/93 of 2018 on the prevention, elimination and punishment of racism and racial discrimination; (h) The campaigns conducted to address racial stereotypes and prejudice, including the “Racism Warning”; (i) The decision to declare June the month for the celebration of AfroPeruvian culture and heritage; (j) Civil society initiatives to promote and protect the human rights of people of African descent and to raise awareness about their identity; (k) The efforts made by the Government to implement the programme of activities of the International Decade for People of African Descent; 14