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support and organize various activities, including youth forums, football tournaments, radio
programmes, book fairs, cultural and literary round tables, training forums and cultural
dialogues in Doha and around the world.
49.
The Russian Federation also supported youth initiatives which contribute to the
culture of tolerance, harmonization of inter-ethnic relations, development of inter-ethnic
friendship and social adaptation. A number of events and meetings took place in 2017 with
a view to disseminating, developing and strengthening inter-ethnic and interreligious
dialogue and tolerance.
50.
Ukraine reported that an International Interfaith Conference entitled “The role of
religious values in strengthening social stability, dissemination of the culture of peaceful
coexistence and overcoming hatred” was held in October 2017. A set of important and
relevant questions, such as enhancement of State policy in the sphere of religion and the
promotion of interfaith and intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding in the society,
were discussed.
51.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reported that senior leadership is involved in
joint efforts through different forums, including the Congress of the Fatherland, presidential
councils and the National Assembly, to dialogue with different religious sectors in the
country, in order to emphasize the fight against religious intolerance, incitement to hatred
and hostility.
K.
Taking effective measures to ensure that public functionaries, in the
conduct of their public duties, do not discriminate against an individual
on the basis of religion or belief17
52.
Australia widely promotes, disseminates and educates public functionaries about its
anti-discrimination laws. All government employees are subject to a code of conduct set out
at sections 10 and 13 of the Public Service Act 1999. All government departments advertise
their anti-discrimination laws on their websites, enabling complaints of discrimination to be
brought. In the immigration context, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection
also has a compliments, complaints and suggestion page on the website which promotes the
reporting of any complaints.
53.
The State of Palestine reported that the relations between public servants and
citizens is regulated in order to prevent issues such as discrimination based upon religion,
including through article 10 of the intelligence services code of conduct, article 18 of High
Judiciary Council resolution No. 3 of 2006 and the 2011 code on the conduct of employees
in the judicial sector regulating judges and these public employees. Article 8 of Ministerial
Cabinet resolution No. 8 of 2016 provides for the establishment of complaint units in
government departments and regional councils to follow up on complaints lodged by
citizens and civil society organizations.
54.
In the United Kingdom, the Human Rights Act 1998 places a duty on all public
authorities to uphold and promote human rights in all actions, meaning that their policies,
programmes and services should ensure that individuals are autonomous, safe, and can
participate in the decisions that affect their lives.
L.
Fostering religious freedom and pluralism by promoting the ability of
members of all religious communities to manifest their religion, and to
contribute openly and on an equal footing to society18
55.
In Algeria, law No. 02-06 regulates the religious practices of non-Muslims, allowing
for the freedom to embrace the religion they wish and practise the faith they desire. It also
establishes the conditions and procedural, organizational and administrative measures that
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Paragraph 8 (a) of resolution 34/32.
Paragraph 8 (b) of resolution 34/32.
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