A/HRC/25/34 mediation. Dialogue and consultation among national stakeholders had also been intensified. In cooperation with countries within a bilateral framework, Indonesia had held inter-faith dialogues to promote a culture of religious tolerance. Indonesia also reported that in November 2013, in cooperation with the Government of the United States of America, it had conducted a dialogue involving relevant stakeholders from both sides regarding the implementation of Council resolution 16/18. 42. Indonesia had enacted Law No. 11/2008 on Information and Electronic Transactions, which regulated the dissemination of information by a person with the intention to incite hatred and hostility of individuals and/or specific community groups based on ethnicity, religion, race and inter-group. The Penal Code was being revised to include criminalization of acts that disseminate statements of hostility that could lead to violence towards other persons or groups based on, inter alia, religion, race and ethnicity. A bill was being formulated to guarantee and enhance religious tolerance and also provide concrete and practical steps to resolve future conflicts between religious communities. 43. Indonesia was of the view that the issue of religious intolerance was transboundary and should be addressed collectively through cooperation among countries and relevant stakeholders. Indonesia believed that the existing Council resolutions should be further solidified and elaborated in order to serve as a robust foundation for advancing effective international cooperation to address issues of religious intolerance. It stated that a global joint effort was needed to formulate a solid common normative and operational framework for international cooperation to comprehensively address issues of religious intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization, discrimination, incitement to violence and violence based on religion or belief. Iraq 44. Iraq reported that article 2 of its Constitution guaranteed the protection of the Islamic identity of the Iraqi people and the right and freedom of all peoples to practice their religions. It added that, there was a variety of religions and branches of religion in Iraq (art. 3). The Constitution also forbade racial, terrorist or radical organizations, and under article 14, all Iraqis were equal before the law, regardless of race, ethnicity, colour, religion, branch of religion, conscience, opinion or socioeconomic status. Under article 37(2) of the Constitution, the State guaranteed the protection of individuals against enforced religious, intellectual or political opinion or belief; article 43(1) guaranteed to all, freedom of worship and belief, and the State protected freedom of worship as well as places of worship. 45. It added that national legislation reflected the international human rights conventions ratified by Iraq, including the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Arab Charter on Human Rights and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Iraq reported on its efforts to train government personnel, security officials, civilians and others to treat the public without discrimination. The Government also ensured freedom of worship and the celebration of feast days and holidays. 46. It reported that religious and racial minorities in Iraq were represented in politics and in the Parliament and Councils of the Government through a quota. The Government also allocated land and funds for the places of worship of all religions. Educational curricula at all levels reflected the ethnic and racial minorities of Iraq and the Government conducted promotional campaigns to foster and encourage tolerance among all people in Iraq. The Government was also undertaking conflict resolution and mediation in different communities and areas in Iraq. 9

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