Table 2
Domestic legislation and international human rights framework
Paragraph
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Issue
Incitement to racial or
religious hatred
Commitments by Member States
As stipulated in article 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights, to fully and effectively prohibit any advocacy of national,
racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination,
hostility or violence and implement it through all necessary legislative,
policy and judicial measures.
99
Prohibiting racist
organizations
96
97
International legal
framework
To declare illegal and prohibit all organizations based on ideas or theories of
superiority of one race or group of persons of one colour or ethnic origin, or
which attempt to justify or promote national, racial and religious hatred and
discrimination in any form, and to adopt immediate and positive measures
designed to eradicate all incitement to, or acts of, such discrimination.
To sign and ratify or accede to all instruments mentioned in paragraph 78 of
the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action;
To sign and ratify or accede to all instruments adopted after the World
Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related
Intolerance.
123
Universal periodic
review
Include in their national reports to the universal periodic review mechanism
of the Human Rights Council information on measures to prevent and
combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
Concrete measures
Article 20 of the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights implemented in
domestic legislation.
National jurisprudence on incitement to racial
or religious hatred in conformity with
international standards.
Prohibition of such organizations provided for
by law.
Ratification of the Convention on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional
Protocol.
Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the
International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights.
Ratification of the Convention on the
Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of
Cultural Expressions.
Discussion of racism included in national
universal periodic review reports.
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