A/HRC/21/27 49. Slovenia had supported several initiatives to create awareness on racial discrimination. Those had included the “equal in diversity” project, which had encompassed an analysis of anti-discrimination measures, a study on labour market discrimination, the training for judges, policymakers, representatives of employees and employers and NGOs, a media campaign and the launching of the Advocate’s website. The website provides information in 10 languages, including minority languages. 50. The two national minorities in Slovenia, Italian and Hungarian national communities, and a special Roma ethnic community enjoyed constitutional protection in accordance with articles 64 and 65 of the Constitution. The residence of the Roma in Slovenia was regulated by the Roma Community Act, which was an organic law providing for national and local authorities to implement the special rights granted to the Roma community, and regulated the financing and the organization of the Roma at national and local levels. Spain [Original: Spanish] [27 April 2012] 51. In its submission, Spain reported that its Constitution protected equality as a right and supreme value under the legal system and required all public institutions to eliminate all obstacles to the full enjoyment of equality and freedom. The constitutional protection was further strengthened by the human rights plan adopted in December 2008, which established measures to prevent any form of discrimination on the grounds of religion, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, racial origin or other reasons. The Penal Code regulated crimes committed on the grounds of discrimination and required that discriminatory motives for a crime should be considered an aggravating factor in considering the penal value of any crime. The Government had established specialized prosecutorial offices in Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga and Valencia to deal with hate crimes. Spain also reported that it endorsed the recommendations of the Council of Europe and European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights regarding raising the awareness of the populace as a cornerstone of the strategy to address racism and discrimination in political and social circles. 52. In order to ensure real equality and diversity, the Government had adopted a quadrennial strategic plan aiming at addressing racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia especially considering the changes in Spanish society due to the influx of migrants. The first two plans covering the periods 2007–2010 and 2011–2014, respectively, included a management plan for diversity encouraging organizations to adopt a diversity charter to demonstrate their commitment to promoting diversity and to establish “etiquettes and labels of diversity” and prizes to recognize and honour those promoting those values. Several programmes had been developed by the Government to create awareness and promote intercultural education, including, “Schools without racism, schools for peace and development”, in which over 263 Spanish schools had participated. Spain noted that the most effective measures in preventing or combating racism included encouraging public authorities to provide real protection to victims, undertake special activities and promote public awareness. Sweden [Original: English] [20 April 2012] 53. Sweden reported that its Anti-Discrimination Act provided legal protection against discrimination on the grounds of sex, ethnic origin, religion or other belief, disability, 13

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