A/HRC/37/44 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 34/32 in which the Council requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare and submit to the Council at its thirty-seventh session a comprehensive followup report with elaborated conclusions based upon information provided by States on the efforts and measures taken for the implementation of the action plan outlined in paragraphs 7 and 8 of the resolution and views on potential follow-up measures for further improvement of the implementation of that plan. 2. The report is based on replies1 received from 202 States to a note verbale sent by the Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR). These contributions are summarized in section II, bearing in mind that some of the information received from some States on their implementation of the action plan has been reflected in previous reports on this topic, most recently the report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly (A/72/381). The present report was drafted largely around the specified points of the action plan contained in paragraphs 7 and 8 of Council resolution 34/32. Observations and views on potential follow-up measures for further improvement of the implementation of the action plan are given in section IV. II. Implementation of the action plan: information received from States A. Constitutional and legislative frameworks 3. The Office received comprehensive contributions from Argentina, Algeria, Australia, Croatia, Cuba, Italy, Denmark, Mauritius, Mongolia, Oman, Pakistan, Portugal, the Russian Federation, Turkey, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the State of Palestine in relation to constitutional and legislative frameworks present in those countries pertaining to combating intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatization, discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against persons, based on religion or belief. B. Extremism and radicalization 4. Under the action plan, some States are addressing extremism and radicalization. The High Commissioner encourages States to increase awareness and understanding of these phenomena, ensuring that information on these matters is easily available, widely disseminated and used to develop and improve policies aimed at combating them. 5. Australia reported funding a number of projects to counter violent extremism by promoting interfaith and intercultural dialogue. Initiatives also include advocacy and media workshops, sporting and cultural events, communication and conflict resolution and multifaith volunteering activities, which promote social cohesion and encourage people of diverse faiths to work collaboratively. Australia has funded a range of community-led mentor training programmes and workshops which support youth and individual leaders to counter violent extremism. 1 2 2 The original texts are available for consultation on the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Argentina, Algeria, Australia, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, Italy, Mauritius, Mongolia, Oman, Pakistan, Portugal, Qatar, the Russian Federation, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and the State of Palestine.