Administrative measures include: • Encouraging measures to promote the participation of women in politics and governance; • Organization of support groups and projects to assist victims of violence against women; • Action on sexual harassment; • Arrangements to protect migrant workers; • Incorporation of the gender perspective at all levels of education and in the health system. The plan also provides for actions in other areas that would help alleviate the problems identified. The implementation mechanisms for the plan include the creation of inter-agency “Sectoral Working Groups” that would operate in conjunction with the PCHR to oversee relevant activities. Another important feature of the Philippines plan is the importance attached to the monitoring and review process, under the oversight of the PCHR. This continuing review of the plan has involved a frank assessment of progress and obstacles and has contributed to the plan’s overall effectiveness. The plan does not give separate attention to human rights education. However, the Philippines already has a wide-ranging programme in this area, which has won the PCHR a UNESCO prize for human rights education. In addition, the President of the Philippines declared 1998-2007 a Human Rights Education Decade. Within this framework, the PCHR has put in place an ambitious programme of education and inter-agency cooperation. 4.5 Brazil (1997) The Brazilian “National Action Plan for Human Rights” is set out in a 17-page document. The plan was drafted on the initiative of the President. Its development reflected Brazil’s prominent role at the Vienna World Conference. It was prepared over a period of two years by the Ministry of Justice together with several organizations of civil society. The preparation included seminars and debates. It begins with a Preamble and an Introduction, which assert the fundamental importance of human rights in the life of the nation and outline the process whereby the plan was developed. The plan takes a comprehensive approach to human rights, although it focuses on civil rights. It indicates an intention to be realistic in its objectives. While it does not attempt a systematic assessment of current human rights problems, it refers to them frequently in passing as justification for various proposed actions. The bulk of the plan consists of Proposals for Government Action, which are structured around major issues and vulnerable groups and are divided into proposals that can be addressed in the short term and those relating to the medium term. There are over 130 separate proposals. Many of these address the needs of youth, women, the black population, indigenous people, foreigners, Brazilian communities abroad, older persons and persons with disabilities. Others address civil rights issues such as 30