d. Pass comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation to legally guarantee equal access to human rights to all persons in the Dominican Republic regardless of ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual preference, or gender. e. Take steps to combat xenophobia, racism, and hate speech, and foster an environment where human rights defenders and civil society organizations can operate freely and openly to advocate for the human rights of all persons in the Dominican Republic. f. Provide training to and oversight of government officials to ensure that children and adults of Haitian descent do not face discrimination in registering at the Civil Registry due to the unlawful exercise of discretion by government officials or additional arbitrary regulations imposed by the Central Electoral Board (JCE). g. Formally recognize the existence of racial discrimination in the Dominican Republic and adopt non-discriminatory policies related to the issuance of identity documents. h. Conduct a national census, in collaboration with UNHCR and national human rights organizations, to identify those stateless or at risk of statelessness and publish the resulting disaggregated data. i. Accede to the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons and ratify the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 16