A/HRC/32/7 47. The delegation stated that Estonia had been facing challenges related to an influx of migrants. In that context, the Government continued its efforts to tackle racism and xenophobia in society. Some public figures, including the President and the Chancellor of Justice, had taken a strong stance in the public discussion against hate speech and other forms of expression of racism and xenophobia. Due to public discussions, as well as the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Delfi v. Estonia, the acknowledgement by the media of its role and responsibilities in addressing the issue had been strengthened. 48. The Minister of Justice had held discussions and consultations with law enforcement authorities to address hate-motivated offences effectively. The Government worked constantly to improve the education system in order to tackle the manifestations of racism and xenophobia and build a human rights culture in the society. 49. Furthermore, the fight against racism and xenophobia and the integration of migrants remained at the centre of several policies, programmes and action plans. A special programme on migrants envisaged the provision of support to migrants to settle in the country. The new strategy on integration and social cohesion, entitled “Integrating Estonia 2020”, addressed integration as a complex process, with an emphasis on preservation of ethnic identity and the cultures of minority groups and guarantees for their equal opportunity to participate in public life. 50. Incitement to hatred, violence or discrimination on various grounds was prohibited and punishable by law. The Minister of Justice had been drafting legal amendments to further improve the legislation on hate and racist crimes, including by incorporating racist and hate motives as aggravating circumstances. The 2015 amendments to the Criminal Code already envisaged punishment for organizations encouraging racial discrimination or violence. 51. In response to questions on prison conditions, the delegation reported that the living conditions of detainees had gradually improved owing to newly built or renovated detention facilities. The minimum requirement for living space was met at the new prisons of Viru and Tartu. The building of new premises of the Tallinn prison and detention centre had commenced. None of the old type of prison would remain by 2019, and thus all prisons would have been modernized to meet living condition standards. 52. Legal amendments prohibited overcrowding in prisons and stipulated the maximum number of prisoners each prison was permitted to accommodate. Several offences had been decriminalized and conditions for release on parole and probation had been made more flexible in 2015. Thus, the prison population was slowly decreasing due to targeted measures taken by the Government. Furthermore, the Government was carrying out a reform of the juvenile justice system to reduce the number of minors in the criminal justice system, which was already small, and ensure juveniles access to education. 53. The 2012 amendments to the Criminal Code had criminalized all elements of the specific crime of human trafficking in accordance with international law. In 2013, the Act on Victims Support had been supplemented with new provisions concerning victims of human trafficking and child victims of sexual abuse. The 2015 amendments to the Criminal Code stipulated more severe punishment for cases of domestic violence than those involving other form of violence. In 2015, Estonia had ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. In 2014, it had signed the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence. 54. Domestic violence, violence against women and trafficking in human beings remained a priority issue of the Government. A strategy for preventing violence for the period 2015-2020 put an emphasis on raising public awareness about those issues. Several training sessions and workshops for various sectors of society and professional groups, 8