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II. Contributions received from Member States
A.
Argentina
6.
The Government refers to its Act on Discriminatory Acts (No. 23,592) of
1988, which lays the basis for combating all forms of discrimination in the country.
The National Institute to Combat Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism is
specifically aimed at efforts to combat discrimination and is in charge of
implementing proposals laid out in the national plan against discrimination, adopted
in Decree No. 1086/2005, in line with the commitments that Argentina assumed at
the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and
Related Intolerance, held in Durban in 2001.
7.
The Platform for an Internet free of discrimination attached to the
Coordination Office of Observatories against Discrimination of the Institute aims to
eradicate discriminatory expressions and hate speech on the Internet by detecting
infringements of the Act on Discriminatory Acts. Since the beginning of 2013,
70 virtual sites containing anti-Semitic content have been closed down. The
Department of Assistance to Victims of the Institute registers complaints of
discrimination, including Internet content.
8.
Several recent publications supported by the Institute tackle racism issues and
anti-Semitism in particular. Two books, Racismo: Hacia una Argentina intercultural
(Racism: towards an intercultural Argentina) and Y le contarás a tus hijos …
Testimonios de los/as sobrevivientes de la Shoá en Argentina (You will tell it to your
children … testimonies of Holocaust survivors in Argentina), discuss the Holocaust
and the institutionalization of racism. A report on anti-Semitism was also released in
Argentina at the end of 2012. Since 2010, the Government has officially recognized
the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the
Holocaust.
9.
In December 2011, the Institute launched the Centre for Research,
Development and Training on Cultural, Religious and Ethnic Diversity, known as
DIVERSIA. Since its creation, DIVERSIA has held various training sessions and
representatives have attended interschool meetings in order to promote cultural
diversity.
10. The Institute has facilitated the signing by the Argentine Football Association
of a framework agreement of cooperation against discrimination, xenophobia and
racism, in which the parties agreed to work together against discrimination by
undertaking joint actions, conducting campaigns and spreading appropriate values
and good practices.
B.
Azerbaijan
11. The Government drew attention to article 25 of its Constitution, which ensures
equal rights and freedoms for everyone. An independent ombudsman protects the
right to equality of all people, as guaranteed by article 25, by helping to redress
violations of human rights and freedoms committed by government officials and by
conducting awareness-raising activities.
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