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(g)
Underlines the importance of equal access to high-quality education, notes with
concern the unequal opportunities in that field, with the failure to recognize the
potential, talents and teachability of children belonging to minority groups, indigenous
children, migrant children and children of African descent, alongside the structural
barriers that they face and acknowledges the existence of practices that diminish the
potential of children belonging to those groups;
(h)
Recalls the urgency of States and international and regional organizations, nongovernmental organizations and the private sector addressing the situation of persons
with disabilities who are also disproportionately affected by racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and to multiple or aggravated
forms of discrimination.
2.
Recommendations
86.
The Working Group urges Member States:
(a)
To fully and effectively implement their obligations arising under international
law, particularly the non-discrimination clauses in the Charter of the United Nations
and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, and to sign and ratify the two
Covenants and the Convention, if they have not yet done so;
(b)
To establish mechanisms, as appropriate, to follow up and implement
recommendations on combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance, including those relating to people of African descent, emanating from
international mechanisms, such as the Committee on the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination and other treaty bodies, special procedures mandate holders and the
universal periodic review, and relevant regional mechanisms;
(c)
To cooperate fully and respond positively to requests for country visits by the
Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, the Special Rapporteur on
contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance and other human rights mechanisms working on issues related to racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;
(d)
To establish national legislative frameworks and national action plans against
racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in accordance with
the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,
if they have not already done so;
(e)
To recognize the importance of sharing good practices, including legislation and
initiatives taken at the national and regional levels, in addressing the issue of online hate
speech, including on social networks, and in that connection to encourage the adoption
of policies at the regional level on combating online hate speech, such as the adoption of
codes of conduct on countering illegal online hate speech by information technology
companies and social media providers in the fight against hate speech;
(f)
To establish or strengthen, as appropriate, public policies to eradicate racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, equip specialized bodies and
mechanisms for the implementation thereof, and to promote racial equality with
suitable financial resources and the capability and capacity to survey, investigate,
educate and undertake public awareness-raising activities in line with the Durban
Declaration and Programme of Action and the outcome document of the Durban
Review Conference;
(g)
To take the measures necessary to ensure the full enjoyment of all human rights
of persons with disabilities and to facilitate their full integration into all areas of life and
in that regard to sign and ratify the International Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto as a matter of priority, if they have
not already done so.
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