A/HRC/25/69 VII. Updates on relevant global and regional developments 63. At the 11th meeting on 30 July, Joy-Dee Davis Lake, Chair of the OAS Working Group to Prepare Draft Legally Binding Inter-American Instruments against Racism and Racial Discrimination and against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance, gave a presentation on the recently adopted Inter-American Convention against Racism, Racial Discrimination and Related Forms of Intolerance, and the Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance. Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division of OHCHR, also gave a presentation during the 11th meeting, providing an overview of the series of expert meetings on incitement to racial, ethnic, national and religious hatred and the Rabat Plan of Action on the prohibition of advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence. 64. Owing to the word limit for the present report, the summaries of these two presentations and the respective discussions with the meeting participants which followed them are reflected in annex I to the present report. 65. Following the exchange on the presentations, the Chairperson-Rapporteur invited delegations to make general statements. Pakistan, on behalf of OIC, noted the importance of that item of the programme of work and its relevance to the work of the Ad Hoc Committee. OIC was concerned about increased incidents of intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatization, discrimination and violence on the basis of religion or belief. A culture of solidarity, tolerance and multiculturalism required Member States to introduce adequate protection against acts of hate crimes, hate speech, discrimination, intimidation and coercion resulting from defamation and negative stereotyping of religions, and incitement to religious hatred. He stated that the adoption of Council resolution 16/18 was an important step, as that resolution included a series of practical steps to be taken by all Member States. It also highlighted the importance of the Istanbul process, as part of which OIC had organized a third event in Geneva in June 2013. OIC considered the Rabat Plan of Action a useful contribution. 66. Indonesia stated that, in the modern age, messages could spread rapidly and situations could easily become hostile. It noted the importance of public awareness and education and that contemporary forms of racism needed to be addressed. Restrictions should be in line with the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It was beneficial to learn about other experiences and processes such as the Rabat Plan of Action and the Istanbul process, and the two new conventions of OAS. It underscored the need to reach consensus and find common understanding. 67. The European Union reiterated its position with regard to item 8 of the programme of work. Substantive discussions on the Rabat Plan of Action and the Istanbul process were not part of the work of the Ad Hoc Committee and should not be considered by the Committee. Mixing of the two processes, addressing the fight against racism and the fight against religious intolerance, risked weakening them both; whereas they should remain separate and reinforce the fight against intolerance in their respective field. VIII. Discussion on new or additional topics 68. At its 12th meeting on 30 July, the Chairperson-Rapporteur asked delegations to consider how to move forward on the topic of the questionnaires and the summary of responses received. He reiterated the low response rate and the lack of geographic balance in the responses received, and raised the suggestion of resending the questionnaire, while noting that this might not elicit substantially more information. He also asked regional coordinators to recall their objective in requesting the questionnaire as an outcome of the fourth session. After initial discussions, he deferred the matter to the final meeting of the 15