A/HRC/7/19/Add.2 page 3 ƒ State authorities should constantly reaffirm their political will and commitment to fight all forms of racism and discrimination ƒ The Government should adopt holistic national legislation covering all forms of discrimination in a comprehensive legal act ƒ The Government should develop best practices and general guidelines for the prosecution of cases of incitement to racial hatred and racially motivated crimes ƒ 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 ƒ Estonia should sign the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness ƒ 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 ƒ 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 ƒ 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