5. Administration of justice (u) Take the necessary steps to secure equal access to the justice system for all members of descent-based communities, including by providing legal aid, facilitating of group claims and encouraging non-governmental organizations to defend community rights; (v) Ensure, where relevant, that judicial decisions and official actions take the prohibition of descent-based discrimination fully into account; (w) Ensure the prosecution of persons who commit crimes against members of descent-based communities and the provision of adequate compensation for the victims of such crimes; (x) Encourage the recruitment of members of descent-based communities into the police and other law enforcement agencies; (y) Organize training programmes for public officials and law enforcement agencies with a view to preventing injustices based on prejudice against descent-based communities; (z) Encourage and facilitate constructive dialogue between the police and other law enforcement agencies and members of the communities; 6. Civil and political rights (aa) Ensure that authorities at all levels in the country concerned involve members of descent-based communities in decisions which affect them; (bb) Take special and concrete measures to guarantee to members of descent-based communities the right to participate in elections, to vote and stand for election on the basis of equal and universal suffrage, and to have due representation in Government and legislative bodies; (cc) Promote awareness among members of the communities of the importance of their active participation in public and political life, and eliminate obstacles to such participation; (dd) Organize training programmes to improve the political policy-making and public administration skills of public officials and political representatives who belong to descent-based communities; (ee) Take steps to identify areas prone to descent-based violence in order to prevent the recurrence of such violence; (ff) Take resolute measures to secure rights of marriage for members of descent-based communities who wish to marry outside the community; 7. Economic and social rights (gg) Elaborate, adopt and implement plans and programmes of economic and social development on an equal and non-discriminatory basis; (hh) Take substantial and effective measures to eradicate poverty among descent-based communities and combat their social exclusion or marginalization; 4