A/HRC/29/13 70. Austria commended Sweden’s commitment to the global advancement of human rights. Austria remained concerned at reports of discrimination against the Sami, particularly in relation to land rights, water and resources. It referred to concern on the part of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination at increased reports of racially motivated hate speech and hate crimes. 71. Azerbaijan noted concerns expressed by some treaty bodies about discrimination, xenophobia and racist attitudes against Muslims, Afro-Swedes, Roma and Jews, attacks against the places of worship of religious minorities, and the increasingly high rate of suicide among persons with disabilities. 72. Replying to comments made and questions raised, Sweden stated that it had extensive legislation in place that could be used to punish various expressions of racism, xenophobia, religious intolerance, homophobia and transphobia. The assignment given to the Swedish police was aimed at improving the rate of resolved hate crime cases; that report would be followed up on. 73. The delegation stated that most penal provisions relevant to combating hate speech and hate crime also applied to crimes committed online. 74. In response to the recent attacks against Swedish mosques, the Swedish police had prioritized investigations to find those responsible and bring them to justice. Dialogue between the police and religious organizations needed to intensify. The Government had invited representatives from the Muslim community to a round-table talk on Islamophobia being held in Europe in early 2015. 75. The Government had invited representatives from the Jewish community to discuss issues of anti-Semitism, and additional funds had been allocated for enhanced security measures to protect the Jewish community in Sweden. 76. Concerning antiziganism, a white paper on abuses and violations against Roma during the twentieth century had been presented in 2014, and a commission against antiziganism had been set up. 77. As the largest number of reported hate crimes was in relation to Afrophobia, the Government intended to give the Equality Ombudsman an assignment to carry out awareness-raising measures during 2015 and 2016. 78. Independent studies had concluded that Sweden fulfilled the requirements set out in ILO Convention No. 169 in most respects, and that the main stumbling blocks were rights of ownership and possession over lands, and reindeer grazing rights. The delegation reported that the issue of land rights was also addressed in the draft Nordic Sami Convention, and that the Government hoped that this process could be a catalyst to finding a solution to outstanding issues. 79. Regarding the issue of a national human rights institution, Sweden had assessed that national action plans for human rights were an appropriate method of work. The two committees of enquiry regarding systematic work on human rights in Sweden and their recommendations, as well as the follow-up to the UPR, would constitute the basis for Sweden’s deliberations on how to deliver a system in which independent monitoring of the implementation of human rights could take place. The delegation reported that the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions had made an agreement with the Government about strengthening human rights at work at the local level, and the Government had adopted a decision about supporting Sweden’s country boards to work with human rights. 80. In Sweden, the age of criminal responsibility was 15 years. A person under the age of 18 could only be placed in detention if there were extraordinary reasons for that 9