A/HRC/42/58 framework. The representative also mentioned that Japan had been reviewed by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in 2018. She noted that Japan would approach the Committee’s discussions in a constructive spirit. III. General and topical discussions A. Presentations and discussion on the protection of migrants against racist, discriminatory and xenophobic practices 47. At the start of the 2nd meeting, the representative of Nigeria requested the floor to make a general opening statement on the session. He aligned his delegation with the statements delivered by Angola on behalf of the African Group and Pakistan on behalf of OIC during the 1st meeting. He stated that Nigeria underscored the imperative of genuine international cooperation and constructive engagement, with the objective of elaborating complementary standards to the Convention. Nigeria was of the view that the issue of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance had continued to manifest itself in new trends, underlining the importance of elaborating complementary international standards. 48. At its 2nd, 3rd and 6th meetings, the Committee considered agenda item 4 on the protection of migrants against racist, discriminatory and xenophobic practices. François Crépeau, Professor of Public International Law, McGill University, Canada, and a former Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants (via video link) and Ariadna Estevez, Professor and Adviser at the School of Social and Political Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico (via video link) gave presentations on the topic. A summary of the presentations and the discussions that followed is provided in annex I to the present report. B. Presentations and discussion on racism in modern information and communication technologies (racial cybercrime) 49. At its 4th and 5th meetings, the Committee considered agenda item 5. Jesse Daniels, Professor of Sociology at Hunter College, New York, and Professor of African Studies at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, Ernest Chernukin, Chief of Section, Department for New Challenges and Threats, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation, and Seyi Akiwowo, from the NGO Glitch, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, gave presentations on racism in modern information and communication technologies (racial cybercrime). A summary of the presentations and the discussion that followed is provided in annex I to the present report. 50. Also at the 4th meeting, the representative of Burkina Faso requested the floor to deliver a general statement about the session. He reaffirmed the support of his delegation for the drafting of complementary standards with a view to combating the dissemination of any racist content that sought to incite hatred, violence and racial discrimination across the Internet, including specific definitions of the crime of incitement to hatred and discrimination in cyberspace. He recalled that racism and xenophobia were at the origin of one of the most serious attacks on human rights in history, including the transatlantic slave trade, genocide and racial segregation and apartheid. Despite the existence of international standards to combat discrimination in all its forms and manifestations, the perpetrators of xenophobic attacks often enjoyed impunity, especially in the context of new information technologies. C. Presentation and discussion on comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation 51. At its 6th and 7th meetings, the Ad Hoc Committee considered agenda item 6. At the 7th meeting, Alfred de Zayas, human rights expert and Lecturer in International Law at the Geneva School of Diplomacy, was invited to give a presentation on the topic of 9