A/72/291 contemporary changes and on building democratic values that include respect for human rights, development of intercultural dialogue and cooperation, underst anding of diverse cultural and historical heritage and tolerance of different opinions and world views. Teachers in Serbia are specifically trained to address such issues as the Holocaust, fascism and war crimes. 56. The Government reported that the number of inter-ethnic incidents was 26.4 per cent lower in 2016 compared with 2015. In 2016, there were three recorded cases of damage to monuments in remembrance of the victims of the Second World War, and there were no reported activities of neo-Nazi and fascist organizations. The Government has also noted that the national police has encouraged greater participation from minority and vulnerable groups in identifying and resolving safety issues and hate crimes. 57. The Government has informed the Special Rapporteur that there are approximately 30,000 refugees and 203,000 internally displaced persons residing in Serbia, and more than 1 million immigrants and refugees from war -affected areas who have passed through the territory of Serbia without incident. The Government noted that it has supported migrants both financially and through policy programmes and that, in the past year, no physical attacks or racist speech towards migrants has been reported. In addition, the Government has reaffirmed its dedication to fighting human trafficking and reported that it ha s brought more than 2,000 charges for human trafficking and smuggling within its territory. J. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 58. The Government has informed the Special Rapporteur about its legislative framework to combat racial discrimination, and indicated that the National Institute against Racial Discrimination leads the implementation of the policy against racism and discrimination, basing its actions on a number of different axes, namely integral prevention and coexistence in solidarity; a national system of attention to victims of discrimination; knowledge creation and socialization for the coexistence and security of citizens and strengthening policy for the control of firearms and ammunition and disarmament in the national territory. The Government also mentioned several of the actions and events implemented during 2016 by the National Institute. III. Contributions received from non-governmental and other organizations A. Coordination intercommunautaire contre l’antisémitisme et la diffamation 59. The organization has informed the Special Rapporteur about the situation of anti-Semitism among the French-speaking population in Switzerland. Even though Switzerland is spared for the most part from the violent acts perpetrated against Jews, compared with other European countries, the number of anti-Semitic acts recorded among the French-speaking population in Switzerland remains at a high level. 60. Whereas the greatest threat to Jewish communities in Europe is currently the anti-Semitic violence of jihadi terrorism, other sources of anti -Semitism are of major concern, in particular extreme right-wing groups, whose activities have grown and are associated with the rise in populism and the trivialization of extremism in Europe. Switzerland is not spared by that phenomenon. The wave of xenophobia and the rejection of immigration, as well as obsessive anti -Semitism, 17-13411 13/21