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State authorities should constantly reaffirm their political will and commitment to fight
all forms of racism and discrimination
The Government should adopt holistic national legislation covering all forms of
discrimination in a comprehensive legal act
The Government should develop best practices and general guidelines for the prosecution
of cases of incitement to racial hatred and racially motivated crimes
The Government should further strengthen the capacity of the Chancellor of Justice,
including in terms of financial and human resources, to act thoroughly on allegations of
racist crimes and incitement to racial, ethnic or religious hatred
Estonia should sign the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and
the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness
The language policy in Estonia should be subject to an open and inclusive debate, in
close consultation with ethnic minorities, aimed at finding strategies that better reflect the
multilingual character of Estonian society
The Government should establish a broad process of consultation with a view to reducing
the gap in historical perceptions between the Estonian and Russian-speaking
communities
In parallel with a political and legal strategy, the Government, in cooperation with civil
society, should adopt an ethical and cultural strategy that addresses the deepest roots of
racism, xenophobia and intolerance and is built on the promotion of reciprocal
knowledge of cultures and values, interaction among the different communities and the
link between the fight against racism, xenophobia and discrimination and the long-term
construction of a democratic, egalitarian and interactive multicultural society