A/74/253 Italy 6. The Government of Italy reported on the legal framework it has enacted in order to prevent racial discrimination and any related intolerance. Article 3 of the Constitution of Italy includes non-discrimination and equality as basic ruling principles that guide the rest of its legal framework. The Government noted several regulations in its domestic legal framework intended to combat discrimination and racism, and recalled its ratification of international and regional instruments , such as the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and Council framework decision 2008/918/JHA. 7. With respect to implementation activities and interventions, the Government stated that its National Office against Racial Discrimination has been involved in monitoring potential online hate speech on social media through its observatory on media and Internet. The Office receives reports about racial hatred information being released by journalists in newspapers and broadcasts. According to the Government, it has also committed to countering hate speech, and affirmed its support of the European Union Commission with regard to monitoring the implementation of the Code of Conduct on countering illegal hate speech online, signed with Facebook, Microsoft, Google, YouTube and Twitter on 31 May 2016. 8. The Government also stated that it has taken a number of measures in the field of education to counteract the glorification of Nazism. It stated that it has adopted national guidelines to raise awareness on gender equality and counteract all forms of gender-based violence and all forms of discrimination. Azerbaijan 9. The Government of Azerbaijan reported that it does not condone any form of racial discrimination, highlighting its rejection of the association of Islam with violence. It suggested that promoting tolerance and diversity was a way forward in countering rising xenophobia and Islamophobia. It reported that intercultural and interreligious dialogue and multiculturalism were anchored in State policy, and cited the “Baku Process”, a process that aims to strengthen dialogue and cooperation between member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Council of Europe, as one such initiative. 10. The Government of Azerbaijan referred to articles 238.1-1 and 283.3 of its Criminal Code, adopted in October 2016, which it stated create criminal offenses for actions committed on the basis of religious hostility, radicalism and fanaticism, as well as for financing such conduct. The Government further stated that article 25 of its Constitution grants everyone equal rights and freedom irrespective of race and religion. It added that the Media Council of Azerbaijan issues recommendations intended to restrict hate speech against any nation or peopl e. Finally, the Government reported that its Ministry of Interior maintains a unified database and registers all offenses related to racial discrimination, and that 11 criminal cases related to religious hatred and hostility were registered between 2016 and 2018. Brunei Darussalam 11. The Government of Brunei Darussalam reported that its Penal Code stipulates the punishment of offenses relating to religion. The Government reported, inter alia, that under this code a publication is objectionable if the publication is likely to be injurious to the public good or deals with matters of race or religion in such a m anner that the availability of the publication is likely to cause feelings of enmity, hatred, ill-will or hostility between different racial or religious groups. According to the Government, the Code further provides that one of the factors to be considere d is 19-12969 5/19