A/HRC/40/44
Council of Ministers, together with the Union of Jewish Communities, organized in Rome a
round table on the theme of “True legality – since 1938 to 80 years after the approval of the
provisions for the protection of the race”. Similarly, the National Office Against Racial
Discrimination and the Foundation-Museum of the Shoah organized an exhibition entitled
“1938 – the history” in five Italian municipalities to commemorate the eightieth anniversary
of the promulgation of racial laws through unpublished and original photos, posters,
documents and newspapers from several public and private archives. A visit to AuschwitzBirkenau was organized, involving 100 students from Italian schools and 40 members of
the National Forum of Roma, Sinti and Caminanti Communities, the Union of Jewish
Communities and the Superior Council of the Judiciary.
20.
Montenegro reported that in 2018, the Directorate for Relations with Religious
Communities of the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights prepared a questionnaire on
“The impact of religious education on the formation of moral values of the student
population” intended to explore the relationship between moral norms and religious
principles, with results used to design guidelines for the work of the Directorate and
published on the Ministry website and in printed form as a special brochure.
21.
Turkey reported that since 2014, the Government had participated in the European
Union education, youth and sports programme Erasmus +, which promotes the values of
freedom, inclusion, tolerance and non-discrimination as set out in the Paris Declaration on
promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination
through education of 17 March 2015.
D.
Creating an appropriate mechanism within Governments to, inter alia,
identify and address potential areas of tension between members of
different religious communities, and assisting with conflict prevention
and mediation7
22.
In 2013, for the second series of statistics on discrimination in the country the
National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Racism in Argentina developed
a “national map of discrimination” in order to collect, analyse, disseminate and publish
reliable statistical data at national and local levels, and assess the situation of individuals
and groups of people who are victims of discrimination. Work is currently being carried out
on the third edition of the “map”.
23.
The Institute has established a round table on interreligious dialogue that meets
monthly and is made up of representatives of different cults, religions and world views. In
the meetings, an analysis is made of the current problems of religious diversity, inclusive
public policies are encouraged, dialogue is promoted between religious and lay
communities, and good practices in each group are highlighted. In situations of hostility,
communication and conflict resolution networks can be generated between the participants
and the State on a monthly basis.
24.
In Australia, the community liaison officer network engages with diverse
communities across Australia, including religious groups and key stakeholders, to foster
productive and collaborative relationships and to promote a productive and diverse
multicultural society. This engagement assists the Government in identifying potential areas
of tension between members of different religious communities and in facilitating
comprehensive government outreach to diverse communities.
25.
In Italy, the Central Directorate of the Prevention Police cooperating with the
Observatory for Security against Discrimination is a central body tasked with monitoring
and fighting discrimination against all minorities. Together they issue an annual report for
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) which provides, inter
alia, statistics on discrimination in Italy and outlines specific legislation and possible
amendments.
7
Paragraph 7 (b) of resolution 37/38.
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