A/HRC/28/47 Religious freedom is often guaranteed at the constitutional level, and in accordance with domestic law. Several responses referred to the domestic legal frameworks, and subsequent amendments improving them, that allowed the practice of one’s religion and provided for the functioning and management of religious communities and associations. 108. Training on human rights, tolerance, anti-discrimination and the prevention of stereotypes is provided for government officials and public functionaries, especially in law enforcement, police and security services, in some countries. Some respondents noted that no issues of religious profiling had been identified domestically. 109. Some States undertake national and international initiatives to combat incitement to hatred, xenophobia and related intolerance on the Internet, and to address the role of the media in combating hate speech, xenophobia and related intolerance, including on the Internet. The Internet was generally identified as a medium for hate speech. However, it is also used as a means to tackle issues associated with discrimination on the basis of religion or belief, as it presents a forum for exchange, expression, dialogue, education, knowledge-management and informationsharing between and among networks, security officials and communities. 18

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