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2.
16.
States parties should criminalize acts and crimes where racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance are aggravating motives,
targeting people living under foreign occupation, colonial or alien
domination, and take all measures to prosecute individuals or groups who
commit these crimes including those agents affiliated, directly or indirectly,
with States.
Protection of refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons against racism and
discriminatory practices
94.
Statements and/or text proposals were made by Sweden (on behalf of the EU),
Nigeria (on behalf of the African Group), Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein and Morocco. The
following observer made a statement: UNHCR (see A/HRC/13/CRP.1).
95.
Sweden on behalf of the EU, submitted the following proposal:
States should guarantee fundamental rights, provide protection in
accordance with the Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and
migration and asylum policies must comply with international law.
96.
97.
The African Group made the following proposals:
1.
States parties shall bear the primary duty and responsibility with the support
of the international community for providing protection of and humanitarian
assistance to refugees, returnees and IDPs within their territory or
jurisdiction without any form of racial discrimination;
2.
States parties shall endeavour to protect communities with special
attachment to and dependency on land due to their particular culture and
spiritual values from being displaced from such lands and where such exist
take necessary action and measures not to prevent them, including refugees,
returnees and IDPs, from returning to such land.
Liechtenstein made the following proposal:
To invite the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Internally
Displaced Persons to consider elaborating in one of his future reports to the Human
Rights Council on the effectiveness of existing international standards with regard
to the protection of internally displaced persons against discrimination based on
race, colour, descent or ethnic origin.
98.
Morocco made the following proposal:
Calls on States that have the primary responsibility on this subject to put into
practice all possible measures that aim to protect refugees against all
discriminatory or degrading practices against their dignity and to take the
necessary measures to closely monitor their situation.
17.
Racial, ethnic and religious profiling and measures to combat terrorism
99.
Statements and/or text proposals were made by the United States of America, South
Africa (on behalf of the African Group), Chile (on behalf of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia,
the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Switzerland and
Uruguay), Norway, Sweden (on behalf of the EU), Pakistan (on behalf of States members
of the OIC), Algeria, Nigeria, France (see A/HRC/13/CRP.1).
100.
South Africa, on behalf of the African Group, made the following proposal:
1.
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That a definition of profiling which would prioritize human rights protection
be elaborated and agreed upon;
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