A/70/321 39. The Government referred to its Law on Public Info rmation and Media, which prohibited the distribution of information invoking direct violence against a person or group on the basis of race, nationality, political affiliation, religion, sexual orientation, disability or other personal feature. 40. The Government made reference to its Law on Prohibition of Neo -Nazi or Fascist Organizations and Associations and Prohibition to Use Neo -Nazi or Fascist Symbols and Insignia, which prohibited members or supporters of Neo -Nazi and fascist groups from organizing events, disseminating neo-Nazi or fascist symbols, insignia, or promotional materials or acting in any way that promotes neo -Nazi and fascist ideas. 41. The Government indicated that its Law on Associations stipulated that an association may be prohibited from operating if it does not have the status of legal person and/or is not registered. The Government cited the cases of Nacionalni Stroj (National Machine) and Otacastveni Pokret Obraz (Patriotic Movement Honour), organizations that incited racial and national hatred which were banned by the Constitutional Court. 42. The Government also referred to its National Strategy for Combating Violence and Indecent Behaviour at Sports Events (2013-2018), which laid out the basic principles and security policy in the fight against violence and indecent acts in sport arenas based on racial, national, and religious grounds. 43. The Government reported that the Judicial Academy trains holders of judicial offices on subjects including the “Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights” and “European Union law and human rights”. Through such training, judicial officers acquired knowledge on European standards on human rights, discrimination, racism, xenophobia and hate speech. 44. The Government presented its Strategy on Improvement of the Status of Roma and two associated action plans which had been adopted in 2009. Serbia had also joined the international initiative of the Decade of Roma Inclusion. A solid framework for the promotion of the social status of Roma was thus established in the key areas of education, health care, employment and housing. 45. The Government referred to its National Programme of Marking the Anniversary of Historical Events of Liberation Wars of Serbia, which had been developed in recognition of the need to preserve a dignified memory of victims of and participants in armed conflicts in the past, in order to strengthen and further affirm the principles of patriotism, anti-fascism, understanding and cooperation as well as the fight against anti-Semitism. Important dates included the Memorial Day of the Victims of the Holocaust, Genocide and other Victims of Fa scism in World War II (22 April) and the International Day against Fascism and Anti-Semitism (9 November). 46. Finally, the Government noted that workshops, seminars, conferences and round tables contributed to the professional training of teachers so that they could implement pedagogical methods in accordance with General Assembly resolution 69/160. Such projects included Intercultural Education (with the Open Society Foundation) and Holocaust Education (with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, among others). 15-13793 11/21