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Religious freedom is often guaranteed at the constitutional level, and in accordance
with domestic law. Several responses referred to the domestic legal frameworks, and
subsequent amendments improving them, that allowed the practice of one’s religion
and provided for the functioning and management of religious communities and
associations.
108. Training on human rights, tolerance, anti-discrimination and the prevention of
stereotypes is provided for government officials and public functionaries, especially in
law enforcement, police and security services, in some countries. Some respondents
noted that no issues of religious profiling had been identified domestically.
109. Some States undertake national and international initiatives to combat
incitement to hatred, xenophobia and related intolerance on the Internet, and to
address the role of the media in combating hate speech, xenophobia and related
intolerance, including on the Internet. The Internet was generally identified as a
medium for hate speech. However, it is also used as a means to tackle issues associated
with discrimination on the basis of religion or belief, as it presents a forum for
exchange, expression, dialogue, education, knowledge-management and informationsharing between and among networks, security officials and communities.
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