A/68/329 of the Caribbean coast, the Alto Wangki and the indigenous peoples of the Pacific, central and northern regions. This legislation provides that each and every non-governmental, private and public sector entity is subject to the provisions of the Constitution, international treaties and laws embodying the principle of non-discrimination in any and all of its forms. 61. To overcome the shortfall in the national statistics in capturing the cultural diversity of the country, a self-identification field was added to the eighth population and fourth housing census in 2005. Similar actions were taken to include ethnic variables in health and education statistics, primarily within the autonomous regions in bilingual intercultural schools, intercultural teacher training institutions, nurse training schools and intercultural community universities. Epidemiological variables, disaggregated by ethnicity, have been incorporated into the health system and steps are being taken to harmonize mainstream and traditional, ancestral medical practices. 62. As a means of combating prejudice, the Government promotes the inclusion of intercultural content at all levels of the educational system. The National Council of Universities has assumed the task of promoting multiculturalism in higher education, a process that entails including ethnic variables in university statistics, in addition to pedagogical and epistemological considerations. 63. To strengthen multiculturalism, the National Assembly has been devising policies to promote cultural interactions based on the principle of collective wellbeing as a means of building a nation of equals founded on cultural diversity, as opposed to racism and discrimination. J. Russian Federation 64. Article 19 of the Constitution guarantees equality for all before the law. Article 26 (2) provides for the right to use one’s own language to communicate and in education. 65. The Constitution prohibits the creation of organizations whose primary goal is to incite social and national hatred and division in society. Article 29 further prohibits propaganda and incitement to hatred as well as supremacist discourse. 66. Propaganda of ideas of supremacy on the basis of national and social origins is prohibited by law. Article 15 of the federal criminal code provides for criminal, administrative and civil penalties. Discriminatory motives are considered to be aggravating circumstances. Acts on the basis of political or ideological enmity or hate towards a social group have also been recognized as aggravating circumstances. 67. Groups involved in extremist activities leading to harm or constituting a real threat to citizens, public order, vulnerable groups and the environment can be dissolved following a court decision. The Federal Office of General Prosecution monitors the publication and dissemination of extremist materials. A list of such materials is made publicly available on the website of the Office. 68. Several ministries are involved in combating and preventing rising extremism and hate speech, including those of mass media and communications, internal 12/25 13-43012