A/HRC/13/58 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. GE.10-10366 That a definition of profiling which would prioritize human rights protection be elaborated and agreed upon; 21

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