E/CN.4/1996/72/Add.2 page 19 Visits to hostels for asylum-seekers; Singling out of pupils and classes that show particular commitment to tolerance and solidarity. Such measures are also calculated to help reduce the existing forms of latent violence at school. The Länder will exchange among themselves the results of their experiments in this sphere and the information available to them on this subject. Left to itself, however, school would be unable to cope with this task of overcoming xenophobia and violence. The ethical principles of our State, enshrined in the Constitution, must also be expressed in the life of the family and home and be the touchstone of any political action. The media bear a particular responsibility in this regard: among teenagers, especially, radio and television have a wealth of possibilities of encouraging tolerance and solidarity. The Standing Conference will support all initiatives aimed at combating xenophobia and violence through targeted information and popularization. 9 October 1992

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