A/HRC/43/9 critical review of grounds for convictions, the reasons for and negative consequences of the crimes committed, and the remedial actions that should be taken. In addition, efforts were being made to coordinate work both inside and outside prisons in order to promote better rehabilitation and smoother reintegration into society for all former detainees. 48. To guarantee the right to privacy, San Marino had decided to transpose into domestic legislation all the provisions of European Union Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data. It had also established the Data Protection Authority, which was fully operational. 49. Within the framework of the right to work, incentives had been introduced for employers to hire certain categories of workers, including women returning to work after maternity or adoption leave and women registered on the part-time jobs unemployment lists who were hired for a new job occupying less than 25 hours per week. 50. San Marino continued to pay particular attention to the teaching of human rights, which had always been an important subject in schools of all levels. The aim was to provide young people, starting from kindergarten, with an education focused on a sustainable lifestyle, human rights, gender equality, promotion of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and enhancement of diversity. Moreover, in the 2018/19 school year, the citizenship education curriculum has been introduced, thus incorporating issues concerning citizenship, dialogue, respect for others and conflict management. Another important innovation in the school system had been the introduction of the teaching of ethics, culture and society in primary school and in all higher levels, starting from the school year 2019/20, as an alternative to the teaching of the Catholic religion. 51. A significant innovation in the field of the right to information had been the adoption of a law on 5 December 2014 on publishing and the profession of media operators. It had introduced comprehensive discipline for media operators, at all levels, aimed at safeguarding the impartiality and correctness of information. It also provided for the establishment of a supervisory information authority and a self-governing body for operators, tasked with protecting and controlling media operators. In addition, it provided for the adoption of a code of ethics for operators, the introduction of the position of professional journalist and the establishment of rules for publishers of newspapers, including online publications. 52. Following the introduction of those new measures, several problems had been encountered in their implementation, as highlighted in the report of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, following his visit to San Marino in 2015, and as noted in the advance question submitted by the United Kingdom. All the parties involved – Government, professionals and civil society – were well aware of the problems. They had held several meetings to discuss the issues, thus demonstrating their willingness to address the most sensitive issues and introduce appropriate amendments. 53. There had been significant convergence on the theme of the right to information and the importance of “healthy” information, without restrictions that could limit its freedom. That had been demonstrated by the fruitful cooperation that had taken place in the organization of the high-level conference on the dangers of misinformation that had been held in San Marino on 10 May 2019, attended by distinguished speakers from the world of information, academia, civil society and international organizations. Speakers had included representatives of the Council of Europe and the Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. 54. That initiative had received strong support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry responsible for information, which had created a working group composed of public administration officials and representatives of the State radio and television broadcasting company, the Board for Information, the Supervisory Authority for Information and the University of San Marino. The group had been tasked with reflecting on the theme of the right to information and the importance of healthy information, and with implementing concrete actions to raise awareness among operators and the population of proper use of the media. 7

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