A/77/512 Intercontinental Slavery Museum in October 2020, with an inaugural exhibition entitled “Breaking the silence”. 33. Information was provided about the country’s political system, according to which, voting rights are available to all individuals aged over 18 years and governments are selected every five years, in accordance with the Constitution and other national legal provisions. Mauritius ranked among the top 21 countries in the Democracy Index 2020 of the Economist Intelligence Unit. I. New Zealand 34. The Government of New Zealand provided information about the national action plan against racism. The Government has committed to developing a national action plan as part of its formal response to the recommendations accepted during the third cycle of the universal periodic review. According to information provided, the aim of the national action plan is to work in partnership with the National Iwi Chairs Forum and other communities to progressively eliminate racism at all levels of society within the country. A process for developing the action plan has been agreed and is now under way, drawing on a range of consultative activities with indigenous communities, organizations and community and thought leaders. 35. Information was also provided about combating incitement to hatred. The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain in 2019 looked at hate speech. The Commission recommended amending the existing offence of inciting racial disharmony to extend the application of criminal sanctions for incitement against religious groups and increasing the corresponding penalties. Information was also provided about legal amendments that go beyond the scope of the recommendations of the Commission, which are currently the subject of public consultation. J. Russian Federation 36. The Government of the Russian Federation submitted detailed information about allegations of ethnic discrimination against Russians in Western States since February 2022. According to the information provided, the most frequent violations include the refusal of services, including education, health care and banking, to those of Russian nationality; discriminatory measures targeting Russian businesses; the confiscation of and/or deliberate damage to Russian property; the coercion of individuals to repent for and/or condemn the actions of the Government of the Russian Federation; the banning of those of Russian nationality from sporting events, competitions and cultural events; threats and insults against Russians; the eviction of Russian individuals in violation of lease agreements; and the dismissal of Russians from employment. 37. The information provided by the Government also describes calls to exclude Russian cultural contributions from the global cultural heritage. In addition, schoolchildren who have Russian citizenship or who are of Russian origin have been subjected to humiliation and insults by their classmates and other manifestations of Russophobic attitudes. 38. The information submitted includes detailed examples of such allegations in Austria, Canada, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 8/20 22-22915