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seeking help to come forward, to reduce barriers and to raise confidence in the police and
their work.
24.
In 2015, the obligation to prove “bias motives” and document the result in cases of
violent crime was implemented in the guidelines for police investigations with the main
objective of comprehensively recognizing “bias motives” during police investigations in
order to ensure their consideration as an aggravating circumstance during prosecution and
sentencing.
25.
Recently, the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection established a task
force together with Facebook, Google, Twitter and several civil society organizations, to
jointly work out suggestions on how to deal with hate speech on the Internet. The
participants agreed that hate speech prohibited under German law will also be reviewed and
removed from the Internet in a timely manner. Hate speech can, according to German law,
constitute a statutory offence when incitement to hatred or violence is directed against a
person or a group on the basis of race, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, sexual orientation
or identity, gender, age, disabilities, or any other characteristic immanent in the group.
Guatemala
26.
With reference to the protocol for the identification, attention and reference of cases
of violence in the national educational system, the Ministry of Education has developed
various different manuals to be used by teachers and students.
27.
The Group of Four is a strategic alliance between the Catholic Church, the Human
Rights Procurator, the President of the Evangelical Alliance and the rector of the University
of San Carlos de Guatemala, to follow up on national priority issues and acts as a guarantor
group of national agreement for the advancement of security and justice, working in
ecumenical groups, which include priests and Mayan spiritual leaders of social prominence
at the national level.
28.
Article 37 of the Political Constitution establishes the freedom of all religions in the
practice of their worship and recognizes the legal status of the Catholic Church. Other
churches, religious entities and religious associations obtain recognition of their legal status
according to their institutions, which the Government cannot deny other than for public
order reasons.
29.
The unit for Sacred Sites and the Practice of Mayan Spirituality, created by the
Ministry of Culture and Sports, supports the Higher Council in its responsibilities and
search for solutions faced by spiritual leaders and people who practise Mayan spirituality in
sacred sites, monuments, parks or archaeological centres located on the national territory
and which are under the administration of the Ministry. Spiritual leaders have been granted
free access to the sacred places or archaeological sites under the jurisdiction of the Ministry
to perform their ceremonies.
Indonesia
30.
The Forum of Interreligious Harmony is a platform for promoting dialogue and an
avenue for collaboration on combating violent extremism by providing recommendations to
the State on the issuance of permits for places of worship. It also undertakes mediation
services in cases of conflict. Various stakeholders, including religious leaders, academia,
youth, the media, the private sector and civil society, are involved.
31.
Generally, throughout Indonesia local governments involve the local police, the
national army, the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the Forum and attorneys in nurturing
public order and harmony among members in society. In February 2016, the National
Human Rights Commission held a public forum on freedom of religion and belief, in which
several high-level officials took part, including the Minister for Interior Affairs and the
Minister for Religious Affairs.
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