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12.
Azerbaijan reported that, despite ongoing international efforts, enormous challenges
in the protection of human rights and human dignity persisted worldwide. The violation of
norms and principles of international law by mass-scale violation of human rights and human
losses continued to hamper peace, security and stability in different parts of the world,
according to the information provided. Manifestations of violent racism, intolerance and
discrimination, including senseless attacks against individuals and groups, due to their
identity, reportedly continued to take place.
13.
The Government also provided information about alleged incidences of violence,
racism, intolerance and discrimination perpetrated by Armenia and Armenians.
D.
Brazil
14.
The National Human Rights Council of Brazil provided information about how, in
recent years, Brazil had witnessed a worrying increase in hate speech and neo-Nazi
demonstrations, as evidenced by reports broadcast by the mass media. The National Human
Rights Council was established by Law No. 12,986/2014 with a mandate to promote and
defend human rights in Brazil. In response to growing hate speech and neo-Nazi
demonstrations, the Council had established a Special Rapporteur for Combating the Growth
of Neo-Nazi Cells in Brazil.
15.
Part of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur is to collect data on the growth of
neo-Nazi movements in Brazil, according to the information provided. In 2021, the National
Cybercrime Centre in Brazil reportedly received and processed 14,476 anonymous
complaints related to neo-Nazism, highlighting not only the seriousness of the situation, but
also the urgency in addressing it. Furthermore, Brazil detailed that, according to a survey
published on the website of Fiquem Sabendo, in the period between January 2019 and
November 2020, 159 investigations had been opened by the Federal Police relating to
neo-Nazism. This was compared with 143 investigations that had been opened between 2003
and 2018.
16.
The National Human Rights Council also provided information about criminal cases
within Brazil that further demonstrated how levels of neo-Nazism were rising. The cases
included an episode of school violence in which the perpetrator wore a military uniform and
a swastika on his clothes, Nazi graffiti in educational settings, threats within educational
settings with Nazi references, an investigation of a factory making goods that glorified
Nazism and the affiliation of individuals implicated in violent crimes with neo-Nazism and
associated ideologies.
E.
Chile
17.
Chile reported on recent trends in discrimination and violence based on racial and/or
ethnic affecting Indigenous peoples and migrants. Such trends were seen in the complaints
received by the State, according to the information provided. In response to those
developments, the State had taken a mix of legal and policy measures.
18.
Chile provided information about various legal provisions in place to address
discrimination. For example, Law No. 21.151, which was enacted in 2019, granted legal
recognition to the Chilean Afrodescendant tribal people, including their cultural identity,
language, historical tradition, culture and institutions. Law No. 20.609 established measures
against discrimination, including through training aimed at civil servants of the State
administration, according to the information provided.
19.
Policy measures were also described by Chile. For example, the second national
human rights plan (2022–2025) had been developed and implemented. The plan’s goal was
to guarantee access to civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights for persons and to
promote equality and non-discrimination. In 2018, the Unit for Citizen Participation and
Non-Discrimination Observatory had been created to coordinate the training on
non-discrimination and citizen participation for civil servants. The observatory had
undertaken several activities to strengthen cooperation with civil society, such as the
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