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30.
31.
States parties shall promulgate, where they do not exist, specific legislation
prohibiting any propaganda for war and any advocacy of national, racial or
religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or
violence.
The EU submitted the following proposals:
1.
States should condemn any advocacy of racial or religious hatred that
constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence;
2.
States should implement existing standards regarding incitement to racial or
religious hatred and violence.
The United States of America made the following proposals:
Member States are called upon to:
2.
1.
Speak out against intolerance, including advocacy of national, racial or
religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility, or
violence;
2.
Adopt measures to criminalize the incitement to imminent violence based on
race or religion;
3.
Censure, as appropriate, government officials who in their official capacity
advocate for racial, ethnic, and religious hatred that constitutes incitement to
discrimination, hostility, or violence; and
4.
Present in their periodic reports to the Human Rights Committee and the
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, and include in their
universal periodic review report to the Human Rights Council, a full account
of the measures that they have taken consistent with their obligations under
international law, including equal protection of the law, to address and
combat advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes
incitement to discrimination, hostility, or violence.
Comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation
32.
During the 5th meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee, statements and/or text proposals
were made by Sweden (in its national capacity and on behalf of the EU), Italy, the United
Kingdom, Ireland, Indonesia, Brazil, Canada, Slovakia, the United States, France, Slovakia,
Pakistan (on behalf of the OIC), Mexico, Ecuador, Argentina, Denmark, Norway, the
Syrian Arab Republic. The following observers took the floor: Cercle de Recherche sur les
Droits et les Devoirs de la Personne Humaine (CRED); Association of World Citizens;
Indigenous Peoples and Nations Coalition and the Indian Council of South America (joint
statement) (see A/HRC/13/CRP.1).
33.
The United States of America submitted the following proposals:
Member States are called upon to:
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1.
Compile a comprehensive list of current laws prohibiting racial and religious
discrimination;
2.
Review existing national laws to ensure that protections against racial and
religious discrimination comply with their obligations under international
human rights law;
3.
Facilitate an international meeting of national experts to assess this
legislation and evaluate its effectiveness in practice;
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