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violations thereof, so their members refrain from public statements and actions that
encourage or incite racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, can
help combat such manifestations;
9.
Emphasizes the obligations of States under international law, as applicable, to
exercise due diligence to prevent crimes against migrants perpetrated with racist or
xenophobic motivations, to investigate such crimes and to punish the perpetrators, and that
not doing so violates – and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment of – the human rights and
fundamental freedoms of victims, and urges States to reinforce measures in this regard;
10.
Also emphasizes that human rights education and training is a key tool in
countering the rise of extremist political parties, movements and groups, and that
educational measures are crucial in promoting human rights and democratic values at an
early age;
11.
Stresses the need to increase appropriate preventive measures to eliminate all
forms of racial discrimination, emphasizes the important role that Governments, political
leaders, international and regional organizations, national human rights institutions, the
media, non-governmental organizations and civil society can play in developing such
measures, and encourages them to remain vigilant against the penetration of racist and
xenophobic ideas into the political platforms of democratic parties ;
12.
Encourages States to consider developing public information and awarenessraising and education campaigns with a transdisciplinary approach with a view to
combating discrimination and intolerance;
13.
Stresses the need to implement fully the obligations under the International
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination as the principal
convention in the fight against racism;
14.
Invites the relevant mechanisms of the Human Rights Council and United
Nations treaty bodies to continue to pay particular attention to violations of human rights
stemming from the rise of racism and xenophobia in political circles and society at large,
especially with regard to their incompatibility with democracy;
15.
Takes note of the report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of
racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance on the implementation of
General Assembly resolution 65/1991 and its pertinent recommendations;
16.
Invites the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to report to
the Human Rights Council at its twenty-first session on the implementation of the present
resolution.
36th meeting
29 September 2011
[Adopted without a vote.]
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