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B.
Data collection
38. The National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism of
Argentina developed a statistical study, entitled “National discrimination map”. The
section of the Institute tasked with victim assistance receives, registers and analyses
complaints about practices of discrimination, xenophobia and racism. The National
Commission on Human Rights of Kenya has been engaging with the Kenya National
Bureau of Statistics with a view to ensuring that data on minority groups and
indigenous communities in Kenya is captured by the population and housing census
being conducted in 2019. The Government of Switzerland indicated that, since 2000,
the national census methodology has been improved in order to study smaller
population groups, such as linguistic minority groups and other minority groups. 16
C.
Constitutional guarantees
39. The Government of Ukraine indicated that equality and freedoms for all citizens
are guaranteed under the Constitution, and under article 35 thereof, the right to
freedom of religion and belief was guaranteed to everyone. The National Human
Rights Commission of Kenya informed that, under article 56 of the Constitution of
Kenya (2010), protection was provided for minority groups and marginalized groups.
In the Constitution of Uganda (1995), article 36 protects the right of minority groups
to participate in decision-making processes and for their views and interests to be
taken into account in developing national plans and programmes. 17
D.
Non-discrimination guarantees
40. The multicultural access and equity policy of the Government of Australia
ensures that public programmes and services are accessible to all Australians,
regardless of their cultural and linguistic background. The National Institute against
Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism of Argentina is aimed at elaborating national
policies for combating any form of discrimination, xenophobia or racism.
41. In Austria, there are two specialized bodies dealing with the protection of the
rights of persons belonging to national minority groups, the Ombud for Equal
Treatment and the Commission for Equal Treatment, which support victims raising
claims of discrimination with legal advice and work on conflict resolution.
42. The Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus developed an action plan for
the period 2016–2018, with a variety of targeted actions, including an anti-racism
policy for schools and teachers. The Government of Georgia indicated that the
Training Centre for Justice has been conducting training courses o n human rights and
anti-discrimination law since 2016 in regions inhabited by ethnic minority groups and
targeting representatives of those groups. The Government of Ukraine reported that
the law on the prevention of discrimination, adopted in 2012, provid es individuals
with the right to address a complaint to public authorities and the court.
43. In 2019, the Government of the Russian Federation adopted an action plan on
the socioeconomic and ethno-cultural development of the Roma people. Government
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Submissions received from the Government of Switzerland, the National Institute against
Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism of Argentina and the National Commission on Human
Rights of Kenya.
Submissions received from the Government of Ukraine and t he National Human Rights
Commission of Kenya.
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