A/HRC/42/27 assimilation was a manifestation of racism. He outlined several new threats, such as racism in political discourse and the promotion of monocultural societies. He concluded by stating that all such threats should be considered by the Human Rights Council and that there was a need to continue monitoring the situation in the world and to consider new international agreements that governed such issues. 15. Mr. Sururu questioned the paradox of the world, where peace, democracy, good governance, harmony and inclusiveness were needed, while intolerance, hatred and exclusion were to be seen and where killings, massacres and even genocide were still taking place. 16. As a response to those threats, Mr. Sururu advocated for greater investment in education, in particular education on human rights and for peace, in particular for young people. The knowledge of those values was not only about filling people’s minds but also their hearts, so that such values began to take effect at the earliest age. As long as there were racists, democracy would not be a reality in the world. As the saying was, a democrat was always trying to find partners to overcome the challenges, whereas a racist was constantly trying to find a scapegoat to make responsible for the failures. Mr. Sururu also noted that research had shown that the way children were educated and the way that politics evolved would always determine whether future generations would grow up with a superiority or inferiority complex. 17. Mr. Sururu concluded that the consolidation of education for human rights and peace and the enactment and implementation of appropriate laws were crucial, in order to keep those values alive rather than being something that existed only on paper. He also stated that without learning to live in harmony, in an inclusive manner, problems would always arise. Consolidation of legislation and education should be a daily endeavour rather than trying to inculcate a sense of patriotism, because that only consolidated nationalistic attitudes. IV. Summary of discussions 18. During the ensuing discussion, contributions were made by representatives of Algeria, Angola (on behalf of the African Group), Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, the European Union, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Montenegro, Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Paraguay (on behalf of the core group of resolution 38/19), Qatar, Republic of Korea, Senegal, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, Tunisia and Zimbabwe. 19. Representatives of the following national human rights institutions and civil society organizations also took the floor: Rencontre Africaine pour la Défense des Droits de l’Homme, International Movement against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism, the World Jewish Congress, International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations, Islamic Human Rights Commission and International Human Rights Association of American Minorities. 20. Many delegates began their statements by noting the rise of racism and xenophobia and a surge in racist and xenophobic manifestations around the world that targeted minorities and other vulnerable and marginalized groups in society. 21. One delegate stressed the need to ensure that the Internet remained open, free and secure with respect to freedom of expression and a place where international human rights law and the rule of law were respected. While freedom of expression was respected and protected, what needed to be addressed, together with social media providers, was incitement to violence or hatred. Human rights applied online as well as offline and the same responsibilities and obligations laid upon individuals and States must also apply in the digital world. What was criminal offline was also criminal online. Politicians, law enforcement authorities, companies, journalists, civil society organizations and individual citizens could all play a role in detecting hate content on the web and reporting it. All democratic actors must speak up to counter the narratives of hate and intolerance. That 4