A/HRC/50/61 discrimination had been alleged. Most complaints alleged discrimination in the delivery of public services. Examples provided included cases involving enrolment in preschool education for Roma and Egyptian children; the use in the media of discriminatory expressions, by persons participating in the public life of the country, to pejoratively label individuals from the Egyptian community; delays in the legalization of housing for members of the Roma and Egyptian communities; and non-provision of services by local selfgovernment units, on the basis of non-objective criteria. 8. In 2021, the Commissioner received seven complaints of hate speech and found the use of hate speech in two cases. In one case, a religious representative and leader was found to have used hate speech against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community, and in another case, the Commissioner identified the use of hate speech by a politician. According to the information provided, hate speech linked to racist violence had not been identified in the country. 9. Albania also provided information about recourse to the national courts in cases of discrimination. In its submission, a case was cited in which indirect discrimination against a citizen by the Municipality of Tirana and the Tirana Municipal Police, on grounds of race, ethnicity and economic status, was ascertained. In the case, the Administrative Court of First Instance Tirana ordered the defendants to pay the victim 2,504,467 leks, as non-property damage. 10. The Government also described plans to undertake an in-depth study on hate speech, based on cooperation between the Commissioner, the European Union and the Council of Europe. Azerbaijan 11. Azerbaijan provided information about the legal measures in place to protect individuals from discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion and other grounds. They include article 25 of the Constitution, which guarantees equal rights to everyone. The Government elaborated further on the legal framework, explaining that article 154.1 of the Criminal Code stipulated criminal liability for the infringement of the equality of citizens in a way that caused harm to their rights and legitimate interests. Article 10 of the Law on Mass Media, which prohibits the dissemination of prohibited information and of propaganda of violence and cruelty as well as the use of mass media for the purpose of committing illegal acts and other related offences, was also described. 12. Azerbaijan reiterated that fascism must not be allowed to rise. It stated that attempts to distort the history of the Second World War had to be stopped and that any related form of intolerance had to be strongly condemned. 13. The Government also provided information about alleged incidences of violent racism, intolerance and discrimination perpetrated by Armenia. Belarus 14. Belarus describes itself as a State whose population has experienced the most dangerous forms and manifestations of Nazism and discriminatory attitudes. The Government made clear that it firmly condemned such behaviour and, with a view to preventing it, took the necessary measures to prevent, identify, suppress and punish the acts condemned under article 4 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. According to the information submitted, State policy is based upon principles that promote political, social and cultural tolerance, and on international and national human rights standards. 15. The Government described the legislative framework in place to ensure equality before the law and regulate relations between social, national and other communities. According to the information provided, measures had been taken to ensure the preservation of historical, cultural and spiritual heritage and for the free development of the cultures of all national communities. According to the legal framework in place, everyone had the right to keep their national affiliation. “Insult to national dignity”, discrimination on the basis of religion, direct and indirect discrimination against all minority groups and incitement to 4