A/HRC/53/62 The representation of women, minorities and Indigenous groups is also provided for under the law. 20. Hate speech is defined in national law as a type of insult with racial and ethnic connotation and is criminalized by the Burundian Penal Code. According to the information Burundi provided, the State does not have disaggregated data on victims, perpetrators or incidences of hate speech. 21. Inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals, Burundi has introduced Vision Burundi 2025, a planning instrument that is particularly focused on the consolidation of the rule of law and human rights and the reduction of all forms of inequality, including structural and systemic racism. At the institutional level, the Ministry of National Solidarity, Social Affairs, Human Rights and Gender, the Independent National Commission on Human Rights and civil society organizations carry out training sessions on human rights for different groups in the Burundian population. Cuba 22. Cuba reportedly condemns all forms of discrimination, racism, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance. According to the information provided, combating racism and racial discrimination is inextricably linked to independence, the abolition of slavery and national liberation. The State reiterates that, after the Cuban Revolution in January 1959, conditions of exclusion, inequality, poverty, institutionalized racial discrimination and segregation were eliminated. The Constitution reportedly strengthened the recognition and protection of the right to equality and the prohibition of discrimination. Article 42 of the Constitution prohibits and criminalizes discrimination on the grounds of, inter alia, race, skin colour, sex, national origin and religious beliefs. 23. Cuba has introduced a national programme against racism and racial discrimination, which was approved by the Council of Ministers in November 2019. The implementation of the programme is overseen by a government commission headed by the President. The programme is aimed at identifying the causes of racial discrimination; disseminating the historical and cultural legacy of African, Indigenous and other non-white peoples as part of Cuban cultural diversity; and promoting public debate on racial issues within political and social organizations and in the media. 24. Cuba reported that the condemnation of racist practices had been a fundamental part of its foreign policy. At the international level, Cuba has observed with concern a disturbing wave of racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia promoted by social networks and other media. Cuba firmly believes that the persistence and reappearance of neo-Nazism, neofascism and other violent nationalist ideologies based on racial and national prejudices must be internationally condemned. Such practices cannot be justified by manipulating and selectively wielding arguments related to the exercise of the rights of peaceful assembly and association and freedom of opinion and expression. Iraq 25. Iraq is reportedly preparing a strategy to combat the violent extremism that leads to terrorism. The preparation of the strategy follows a wide range of violations against the Iraqi people, including many ethnic and religious groups, inter alia, Christians, Turkmen, Mandaeans and Yazidis, by Da’esh. The strategy is aimed at creating an environment that encourages moderate, open and tolerant thought and behaviour and rejects violent extremism. According to the information provided, the strategy is also designed to consolidate the national spirit, build respect for different cultures and address gaps within the legal framework to combat extremism. 26. Iraq provided information about the measures taken by the State to combat political parties, movements, ideologies and extremist groups of a racist nature. According to the information, a law was enacted in 2016 to prohibit the Baath Party and every entity, party, 5