A/HRC/4/50 page 3 4. The Constitution of Croatia directly prohibits, in its article 39, “reference to and instigation of national, racial, religious and other discrimination and hatred”. Further, the Constitutional Law on the Rights of National Minorities (2002) protects the rights of national minorities. The development of a National Strategy for Prevention of Discrimination is part of the Government Action Plan. 5. The Criminal Code of Croatia criminalizes discrimination and racism, public statements and dissemination of hate speech encouraging racism, religious and ethnic hatred, including the posting of materials on the Internet, which deny, diminish, approve or justify genocide or crimes against humanity. Violation of freedom of religion is criminalized under article 110 of the Code. 6. The Government of Croatia provides training for police officers on hate crimes and respect for different religions. Judicial officers are also trained in combating racism and discrimination. 7. Access to free primary education is ensured to all citizens and non-citizens and religion is listed as an optional subject in the school curricula. 8. Cuba adopted a comprehensive system of policies and measures in different political, economic, social and cultural fields with a view to eradicating all forms of discrimination, including discrimination on religious grounds. The 1976 Constitution stipulates, in its chapter on equality, that all citizens have equal rights and duties and that State institutions shall educate all citizens from an early age in accordance with the principle of equality. Discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, religion and any other ground is a violation of human dignity and is punished by law. Chapter VII of the Constitution, entitled “Rights, Duties and Fundamental Guarantees”, provides for a number of civil and political rights, including freedom of religion. The 1992 constitutional reform added new legal provisions, including article 34 which provides that foreigners residing in Cuba have the same constitutional rights as Cubans. 9. The Criminal Code, under article 295, sanctions anyone who discriminates or incites discrimination and who violates the principle of equality guaranteed by the Constitution. The same article sanctions dissemination of ideas based on racial superiority, incitement to racial hatred and acts of racial violence. 10. The Constitution of Finland guarantees, in its section 11, freedom of religion and conscience. It also provides guarantees, in its section 6, against hatred on religious grounds. 11. The Act on the Integration of Immigrants was endorsed in 1999, aiming at the promotion of integration, equality and freedom of choice of this vulnerable group. The Office of the Ombudsman for Minorities was established in 2001, under the Ministry of Labour, with the objectives of monitoring the principle of ethnic non-discrimination, promoting good ethnic relations, and preventing discrimination against aliens and minorities. Another legal instrument that protects freedom of religion and conscience is the Non-Discrimination Act (2004) which prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief.