A/HRC/34/35 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. 5

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