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8.
Can you provide statistical data and, if possible, instances of case-law in
this regard?
9.
What measures are under consideration or have been taken by your Government
to bring these phenomena under control:
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administrative and/or legal measures?
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economic and social measures?
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cultural measures: is education open and accessible to everyone? Are
the cultures of minorities and immigrant workers taught and included
in a national curriculum at school and university level, by means of
activities and theatre productions, festivals and the like in order to
make for a better cultural mutual understanding?
10. What measures are under consideration or have been taken by your Government
to prevent demonstrations of xenophobia, intolerance and violence and the
exclusion of foreigners or minority or vulnerable groups?
11. Are there political movements, groups or parties that advocate a racist or
xenophobic ideology, preach national preference or incite to ethnic or religious
cleansing? Conversely, do groups exist which promote and encourage in their
programme a policy of welcome and of integration with cultural pluralism and
respect for the dignity of others?
12. What measures and actions do you envisage in order to prevent and put an
end to the new forms of racial discrimination, xenophobia, violence and
intolerance?
13. What do you think of the new mandate and how do you anticipate contributing
to its satisfactory implementation?
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