A/HRC/RES/54/27 3. Continues to be alarmed at the resurgent violent manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance precipitated by scientifically false, morally condemnable, socially unjust and dangerous ideologies, such as white supremacy, as well as by extremist nationalist and populist ideologies, and underlines in this respect that human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and that everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person; 4. Stresses in this respect the need to also address stereotypes, stigmatization and identity-assignment based on race as essential in the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance; 5 Encourages States to make the requisite declaration in accordance with article 14 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination recognizing the competence of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to receive and consider communications from individuals or groups of individuals within their jurisdiction under its complaints procedure; 6. Also encourages States to continue to fully cooperate with the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement and to continue to implement the comprehensive set of measures to end systemic racism and address racial discrimination and human rights violations, notably by law enforcement, contained in the agenda of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights towards transformative change for racial justice and equality; 7. Requests the Expert Mechanism to present its annual report to the General Assembly, and in this regard requests the Chair of the Expert Mechanism to engage in an interactive dialogue with the Assembly under the agenda item entitled “Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance”; 8. Stresses the importance of the fact-finding country visits of the Expert Mechanism and the recommendations stemming from them, and in this context requests the Expert Mechanism to submit all reports on its country visits as addenda to its annual report to the Human Rights Council; 9. Calls upon States to comply with their obligations under international law to protect those standing up against racism, including human rights defenders, from being discredited, harassed, intimidated or subjected to increased surveillance, both within and outside the context of assemblies; 10. Takes note of the conclusions and recommendations made by the Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, which, at its thirteenth session, continued its discussions on the elaboration of a draft additional protocol to the Convention;4 11. Requests the High Commissioner, in the further fulfilment of the mandate of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, to continue to engage with the group of legal experts, representing different regions and legal systems, referred to by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 51/32 of 7 October 2022, and to task them to continue to provide the Chair-Rapporteur with precise guidance and inputs to allow for the preparation of the Chair’s document, in accordance with the Committee’s mandate; 12. Also requests the High Commissioner to facilitate the participation of these legal experts in the fourteenth session of the Ad Hoc Committee, and to task them with providing advice with a view to contributing to discussions on the elaboration of a draft additional protocol criminalizing acts of a racist and xenophobic nature, in order to implement the Committee’s mandate; 13. Requests the Chair-Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee to present in person a progress report to the General Assembly at its seventy-ninth session, and to participate in the interactive dialogue and carry out consultations with New York-based delegations and stakeholders, in order to continue progress in the elaboration of complementary standards to 4 4 See A/HRC/54/65.