A/76/369 Azerbaijan alleged that Armenian authorities have failed to take action against any act of incitement to racist hatred against Azerbaijanis. Belarus 8. The Government of Belarus affirmed its rejection of the glorification of Nazism and neo-Nazism and reported the adoption of the Law on Preventing the Rehabilitation of Nazism. In addition, to increase criminal and legal protecti ons in relation to the rehabilitation of Nazism as one of the manifestations of extremism, appropriate amendments and additions have been made to its Criminal Code. Thus, Belarus states that an independent norm on criminal liability for the rehabilitation of Nazism has been introduced. Propaganda, public demonstrations and the production and distribution of Nazi symbols and paraphernalia have been criminalized. 9. Belarus reported that, in April 2021, the Prosecutor General’s Office opened a criminal case on the genocide of the population of Belarus during the Great Patriotic War (1941–1945) and reported on the actions that have been taken in this case. 10. The Government of Belarus also submitted an address by the Heads of States of members of the Commonwealth of Independent States to the peoples of States members of the Commonwealth and the world community, in connection with the eightieth anniversary of the Beginning of the Great Patriotic War of 1941 –1945. In the statement, it emphasized the importance of carefully preserving the memory and knowledge of the truth about the war and of the need to jointly combat the falsification of history and the glorification of the Nazi movement. Ireland 11. The Government of Ireland reported on the Garda 1 National Diversity and Integration Unit, which monitors all hate crimes recorded on the Garda Police Using Leading Systems Effectively (PULSE) system. 2 Any identifiable patterns or trends pertaining to organized Nazi or neo-Nazi groups are reported to the Security and Intelligence Section within the Department of Justice, which undertakes a wider monitoring of organizations or groups. 12. Ireland referred to the Garda Síochána Diversity and Integration Strategy 2019 – 2021 3 and its five strategic priorities, which are focused on improving operational effectiveness to tackle hate crimes. The strategic objectives include: (a) the protection of the community, particularly minorities and marginalized communities and individuals; (b) effective and accurate management of data on hate crimes; while respecting the privacy and rights of all persons; (c) the development of the skills and environment to ensure equality, diversity, integration and human rights in all aspects of operational policing; (d) engagement with internal and external stakeholders to build trust and identify the policing needs of all diverse, minority and “hard to reach” communities, and (e) open, honest, sensitive and respectful communication with the communities. 13. Ireland stated that in the absence of a specific hate crime legislation, the Garda Diversity and Integration Strategy introduced for the first time a working definition of “hate crime,” which allowed for a more standardized approach to its investigation. Ireland also referred to the notion of hate incidents, which do not constitute a crime and are perceived as a hostility or prejudice based on age, disability, race, colour, __________________ 1 2 3 21-13874 An Garda Síochána is the official title of the Irish police force. The Garda computer system. www.garda.ie/en/crime-prevention/community-engagement/community-engagement-offices/ garda-national-diversity-integration-unit/diversity-and-integration-strategy-2019-2021-englishv1-1.pdf. 5/16