A/HRC/43/50/Add.1 (f) Ensure that directors of cultural institutions and other cultural workers do not face investigations, prosecutions or interrogations, or any other violations of their human rights, based on their legitimate work defending cultural rights, review any such ongoing cases and bring to a halt any such actions; (g) Investigate all allegations of violations of the rights of cultural rights defenders and, where appropriate, hold perpetrators accountable. 96. To combat the rise of fundamentalism and extremism, the authorities should: (a) In accordance with relevant international law, recognize and combat extremist and fundamentalist ideologies that promote violations of cultural rights; (b) Condemn all acts of extremist or fundamentalist violence or hate speech and express solidarity with victims; (c) Provide for and protect the separation of religion and State and guarantee freedom of religion or belief in accordance with international standards; (d) Examine how and why fundamentalism and extremism take root and combat the root causes through, inter alia, the implementation of economic, social and cultural rights; (e) Take effective steps to ensure that all national celebrations are marked in ways that include, rather than exclude, and that discrimination is not equated with patriotism; (f) Carefully review the language of official publications and messaging addressed to all inhabitants of Poland with a view to using inclusive language and avoiding statements or formulations stressing homogeneity of Poles or undue distinctions between groups; (g) Strengthen efforts to prevent and eradicate all acts of racist, xenophobic and homophobic violence and hate speeches, and effectively and urgently combat hate speech; (h) Develop an effective overall response to hate crimes and adopt measures to make clear that hate speech and incitement to discrimination are not tolerated, including by facilitating civil suits by victims, thoroughly investigating all allegations that hate speech is inciting or has incited acts of violence and holding perpetrators accountable; (i) Revise the Criminal Code to add disability, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation and social or economic status on the list of prohibited grounds for hate crimes requiring investigation and prosecution; (j) Take measures to protect historians, researchers, cultural professionals and museum staff from defamation and threats, including on the Internet. 18

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