A/HRC/37/44 each citizen has rights and guarantees to freely manifest his or her faith without any discrimination. 71. Some of the responding States reported that they are reviewing and amending laws to ensure greater equality between religious groups and communities in their societies. Others reported that they are addressing the ability of minorities, including religious minorities and adherents of Afrodescendent religions and beliefs, to manifest their religion and contribute openly and on an equal footing to society, in a variety of ways relevant to their domestic context. 72. Australia and the United States also reported on an inquiry and a special legislative hearing, respectively, being conducted with a view to fostering religious freedom and pluralism. 73. In Australia, the Human Rights Subcommittee of the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade has commenced an inquiry to examine the status of the fundamental human right to freedom of religion or belief in Australia, other nations of the region and across the globe. 74. The United States Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on 2 May 2017, entitled “Responses to the increase in religious hate crimes”. At the hearing, the Special Counsel for Religious Discrimination testified before the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, emphasizing that combating religion-based hate crime is an enforcement priority. M. Encouraging the representation and meaningful participation of individuals, irrespective of their religion, in all sectors of society20 75. In Australia, the Volunteer Grants Programme, through small grant funding, encourages meaningful participation of individuals, irrespective of their cultural, linguistic or religious background. Community consultations are regularly conducted on the Government’s annual migration and humanitarian intake. 76. Croatia reported cases of discrimination against individuals and religious groups. The reported cases concern different treatment of smaller religious communities with regard to taxation of immovable property transfer, different legal status and corresponding rights of religious communities and religious associations, religious practice in schools, baptism certificate requirements by employers and the competence to provide religious teaching (catechism) in public kindergartens and schools. Reported cases of religious discrimination indicate a need to make greater efforts towards finding a balance between exercising religious practice in public and respecting the rights of members of different religions, as well as raising the level of understanding of the customs and special requirements of members of religious communities that do not have a long tradition in Croatia. III. Activities undertaken by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in support of implementation of the action plan 77. In addition to the actions reflected above, OHCHR works on the various dimensions related to religious intolerance, including multiple discrimination, xenophobia, migration, freedom of religion or belief, religious profiling and incitement to racial, national or religious hatred. 78. The High Commissioner has spoken out in various public forums, including the Human Rights Council, and OHCHR has engaged in related issues with different stakeholders, including from the private sector. Upon request, the Office reviews draft anti20 Paragraph 8 (c) of resolution 34/32. 13