A/HRC/23/14 asylum. There were currently around 20 asylum seekers, and 17 temporary admitted persons. Residence permits could also be granted to victims and witnesses of crimes for the purpose of criminal proceedings or due to a serious case of personal hardships. 60. All foreigners belonging to a State with which Liechtenstein did not have a bilateral treaty on entry and stay were referred to as “citizens of third countries”. They include citizens of more than 60–70 different countries. Among foreigners in the total population of Liechtenstein, those citizens of third countries made up only about 20 per cent of them, i.e. a total of 2,527 persons, – 7 per cent of the total population of Liechtenstein. 61. As to Muslims as religious group, they made up 4 per cent of the population of Liechtenstein. These were mainly Turkish people, organized into two groups. In order to alleviate their situation, a Working Group had been established. Their needs were mainly religious education, cemetery, and places to worship. Religious education for Muslims at primary level was already in place and was given in German. Discussions were under way with regard to a central cemetery where Muslims could be buried according to their right. As to the places of worship, those two groups had such places, though they were not mosques. 62. On racism, the Minister indicated that, within the framework of follow-up work to the 2012 concluding observations of CERD (CERD/C/LIE/CO/4-6), the explicit prohibition of organizations promoting racial discrimination would also be examined. 63. The equality of all Liechtenstein citizens before the law was guaranteed by article 31, paragraph 1, of the Constitution. According to article 31, paragraph 3, the rights of foreigners were determined by international treaties, including their non-discrimination clauses, and by reciprocity. There was no explicit provision in the national system of laws, which prohibited discrimination of foreigners. However, Liechtenstein was a member of various international human rights treaties such as the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). According to case law of the Constitutional Court, ECHR had the same rank as the constitution in substantive terms. There was specific case law, where the constitutional court had confirmed that view and explicitly extended the equality before the law to foreigners. 64. On right-wing extremism, the Head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the National Police, who was also the Head of the Government’s Violence Protection Commission and Head of the Round Table on the Prevention of Human Trafficking, reported that the preventive efforts of the Government throughout the last few years had contributed to breaking social taboos on right-wing extremism fuelling racism and xenophobia. As a result, right-wing extremism and xenophobia attitudes were more frequently discussed in the national media and a critical debate on those issues was taking place. That progress had also been facilitated by the “no-tolerance” strategy of the criminal investigation and prosecution authorities. 65. Nevertheless, there was a group of about 35 individuals affiliated to right-wing ideology. According to the findings of the sociological study and its recommendations, the Government had adopted an action plan against right-wing extremism, which included a series of measures, ranging from an awareness-raising campaign in civil society to preventive measures like public events for various target groups, e.g. police officers, judges and youth workers, etc. Victims of right-wing violence had a right to be supported by the Victims Protection Office. 66. Thailand commended Liechtenstein on the inclusion of human rights promotion and protection as a key priority in its domestic and foreign policy. It welcomed its proactive legal and institutional framework to promote children’s rights and steps taken towards ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and the Convention on the Rights 11