A/74/253 Serbia 18. The Government of Serbia stated that it is a multi-national and multi-cultural State, in which many national minorities live alongside the majority Serb population. It stated a commitment to improving intercultural dialogue in order to create mutual respect among all. 19. The Government noted its Law on Protection of Rights and Freedoms of National Minorities, which it stated aims to protect and develop the identity of national minorities. According to the Government, the law provides for the election of national councils for national minorities. The Government also stated that its Action Plan for the Implementation of the Strategy for Social Inclusion of Roma in the Republic of Serbia for the period 2019–2020 aims to continue the work of the previous Action Plan. The Government of Serbia reported that the new Action Plan will continue to seek improvements in Roma social participation and quality of life, and to continue implementation of measures taken in the fields of health, education and housing for the Roma community initiated by the previous Action Plan. According to the Government, representatives of the Roma community, the National Council of the Roma National Minority, mobile teams, civil society organizations and representatives of local governments participated in the consultation for the preparation of the Action Plan in order to consider the priorities in the field of social inclusion of Roma. 20. Serbia cited several media laws that it stated prohibit hate speech in order to respect fundamental human rights and freedo m. It reported that its draft strategy for the development of culture in the Republic of Serbia, although not yet adopted, focuses on a culture of mutual understanding and cultural diversity as a universal human right. 21. The Government reported that, in September 2018, a new Rulebook on the conduct of an institution in cases of suspicion or established discriminatory behaviour and insulting the reputation, honour or dignity of a person (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, No. 65/2018) came into force. According to the Government, this Rulebook aims to provide institutions with tools for addressing and preventing discrimination and intimidation, and for raising awareness about the importance of equality and fairness in education. 22. The Government reported that in order to fight against hate speech online, it has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, as well as the Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, which criminalizes certain acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed using computer systems. The Government stated that, following these ratifications, it amended article 387 of the Criminal Code. According to the Government, this provision defines the criminal offence of racial and other discrimination and criminalizes the public approval, denial or gross minimization of the severity of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed against a group of persons or members of the group on the basis of race, skin colour, religion, origin, or State, national or ethnic affiliation. The Government reported that the provision stipulates that such acts causing violence or incitement of hatred constitute criminal offences and are punishable by the final verdict of a court in Serbia or of the International Criminal Court. 23. The Government of Serbia stated its support for projects that commemorate victims of the Holocaust and crimes against humanity committed during the Second World War. It mentioned a project entitled, “Holocaust must not be forgotten, and must not repeat”, organized by a Serbian-Jewish choral association from Belgrade, which educates secondary school students on the Holocaust, including by meeting the few remaining local survivors. The Government also mentioned the “One Šumarice 19-12969 7/19