A/HRC/31/74 Discrimination, enacted in 2011, which establishes mechanisms to prevent, address and sanction racial discrimination in all its manifestations, as an offence. The law, developed with research experts, professionals and scholars in social sciences and law, and in close consultation with the Venezuelan people, includes in its article 10 definitions of racial discrimination, ethnicity, national origin, phenotype, vulnerable groups, cultural diversity, racism and xenophobia and “endorracismo”, the text of which the representative offered to provide to those interested. 57. The representative of Pakistan, on behalf of OIC, made a specific proposal for a discussion on possible elements to an additional protocol to the Convention in accordance with Human Rights Council resolutions 6/21 and 10/30 and Council decision 3/103. 58. The representative of Japan requested a copy of the Chair-Rapporteur’s remarks and supported work on guidelines on racism and sport. She noted the importance of avoiding duplication with the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and of complementing its work. 59. The representative of the United States stated that his Government was not prepared to discuss a legally binding instrument and that the reference to an optional protocol as the complementary standard to be developed by the Ad Hoc Committee came from an early Council resolution but had not been referred to in more recent resolutions. He added that updating the guidance of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination would not be the best use of the Ad Hoc Committee’s resources. With respect to the proposal to consider the topic of “racial, ethnic, national and religious hatred”, his delegation could not support this proposal since the topic was contentious. He noted that the topic was addressed elsewhere, including in the Istanbul Process for Combating Intolerance, Discrimination and Incitement to Hatred and/or Violence on the Basis of Religion or Belief, and in the Rabat Plan of Action on the prohibition of advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence, and it was exceedingly difficult to find consensus on the issue. His delegation would also oppose inclusion of the topic of racial and xenophobic acts committed through information and communications technologies in the agenda of the next session. The United States could support a discussion on racism and sport, and on multiple forms of discrimination. 60. The representative of South Africa stated that it would support the Ad Hoc Committee’s work on the topic of racial and xenophobic acts committed through information and communications technologies and that it was interested in taking the topic forward. Following the presentation made by the experts from the European Commission, in which they highlighted that the European Union had carried out a lot of work in this area, it would be interesting for the Committee to discuss. The delegate also proposed the topics of the protection of migrants against racist, discriminatory and xenophobic practices, and racial, ethnic and religious profiling, and stated that South Africa would support Pakistan, on behalf of OIC, on the topics of advocacy and incitement to racial, ethnic, national and religious hatred, and hate crimes. 61. The representative of Algeria, on behalf of the African Group, insisted on the respect for the mandate of the Ad Hoc Committee as set out in Human Rights Council decision 3/103 and recalled in its resolutions 6/21 and 10/30. The representative urged the Committee to arrive at a concrete outcome by the end of the seventh session. 62. The representative of the European Union reiterated that the Union was not in favour of new standards but rather the more effective use and optimization of the existing Convention procedure. 63. The representative of Pakistan, on behalf of OIC, proposed the following topics from the previous list of topics of the Ad Hoc Committee: racial, ethnic and religious profiling and measures to combat terrorism; and racism in modern information and 15