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include at least one ethnic minority. In addition, community development councils
function as local administrations in each of the five main districts of Singapore,
planning and supporting programmes that promote community bonding and social
cohesion.
95. The community engagement programme seeks to develop networks of trust
across communities in Singapore. Under the programme, a national steering
committee on racial and religious harmony was established to give ethnic and
religious leaders a national platform where they could meet in order to strengthen
interaction and engagement between their communities. Interracial and religious
confidence circles undertake parallel work at the local level.
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96. The Government referenced its comprehensive strategy against racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, which covers several aspects of
resolution 67/154. The strategy includes a data-gathering system on racist incidents
and the training of civil servants and law enforcement authorities on the appropriate
handling of such incidents. To date, 2,690 officers from the civil guard, the national
police force, the autonomous community police forces and local police forces have
been trained.
97. The Council for the Promotion of Equal Treatment of All Persons without
Discrimination on Grounds of Racial or Ethnic Origin adopted a proposal to avoid
the use of discriminatory, racist or xenophobic speech in electoral campaigns.
98. The criminal code punishes various offences committed on discriminatory
grounds and bodies that commit them, specifically torture committed by a public
authority or official based on any discriminatory grounds (art. 174), discrimination
in the workplace (art. 314), incitement to hatred, violence or discrimination
(art. 510), refusal of public services by a civil servant, authority or individual
(art. 511), refusal of benefits in the context of professional or business activities
(art. 512), associations that are deemed unlawful for promoting or inciting hatred,
violence or discrimination (art. 515.5) and dissemination of ideas justifying
genocide (art. 607.2).
99. The Office of the Secretary-General for Immigration and Emigration includes
extracurricular educational programmes promoting integration and intercultural
interaction and helps to redress inequalities and special educational needs.
100. The comprehensive strategy against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia
and related intolerance also focuses on improving the skills of social workers and
anti-discrimination professionals.
101. The use of the Internet to disseminate racist and xenophobic ideas and actions
is a cause of growing concern for Spain. It has appointed a special prosecutor on
Internet-related crimes in all public prosecutors’ offices throughout the country and
established specialized units on Internet-related offences within the State security
forces. In addition, the Office of the Secretary-General for Immigration and
Emigration subsidizes Internet-based activities carried out by non-governmental
organizations to combat racism.
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