strengthening the effective functioning of the Treaty Body System will also facilitate enhanced engagement and implementation of recommendations by states. Responding to violence and atrocity causes also requires initiatives by Treaty Bodies themselves, in line with their Conventions. CERDs most recent General Recommendation 35 on Hate Speech provides a careful analysis, based on the communities experience and taking into account other rights, including freedom of expression. When used, it provides a practical framework for addressing the discrimination of hate speech and the incitement to hatred and hate crime which can be linked with it. I look forward to hearing your responses and your dialogue on recent concerns at this time of great global challenge for minorities. I am particularly conscious of the ways in which multiple horrors and atrocity crimes have been inflicted on women from minorities and on minorities within minorities. I know, from my own work and CERDs deliberations, that one size does not fit all and that we need to respond to the complexities of intersectional discriminations in ways that acknowledge both our global awareness and the contexts in which we live. Thank you Anastasia Crickley