A/68/329 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. 13-43012 5/25

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