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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.
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