A/72/291 Committee and international and regional sports federations, to intensify the fight against racism in sport by, among other things, educating young people through sport practised without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires human understanding, tolerance, fair play and solidarity. F. Holocaust denial, anti-Semitism and the distortion of history 91. The Special Rapporteur reiterates his absolute condemnation of any denial or attempt to deny the Holocaust and all manifestations of religious intolerance, incitement, harassment or violence against persons or communities on the basis ethnic origin or religious belief. He reiterates his call for the active preservation of the sites that served as Nazi death camps, concentration and forced labour camps and prisons and urges States to take legislative and educational measures to put an end to Holocaust denial. The Special Rapporteur also recalls the responsibility of political leaders to ensure that anti-Semitic acts and rhetoric are thoroughly investigated and properly punished. G. Civil society and national human rights institutions 92. The Special Rapporteur recalls the importance of cooperating closely with civil society and international and regional human rights mechanisms to effectively counter extremist political parties, movements and groups, including neo-Nazis, skinhead groups and similar extremist ideological movements (see A/71/325). In particular, the role played by civil society in collecting information, working closely with victims and promoting democratic principles and human rights should be emphasized and the sharing of good practices among all relevant stakeholders should continue. He welcomes coordination between governmental structures and civil society in order to maximize efforts on anti-discrimination policies, and he encourages such efforts. 93. The Special Rapporteur also calls upon national human rights institutions to develop appropriate programmes to promote tolerance of and respect for all and to collect relevant information in that regard. He further calls for nation al specialized bodies and national action plans for the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and for those bodies to closely monitor the phenomenon of Nazism, neo-Nazism, anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. H. Role of the media 94. The Special Rapporteur wishes to stress the positive role played by the media in combating the spread of extremist ideas, in particular in combating stereotypes, promoting a culture of tolerance and playing an integrative role by providing space for ethnic minority groups to also have their voice heard. I. Statistics and disaggregated data 95. The Special Rapporteur reiterates his recommendations made in previous reports concerning the need to collect disaggregated data and statistics on racist, xenophobic, anti-Semitic and homophobic crimes in order to identify the types of offences committed, the characteristics of the victims and of the perpetrators and whether they are affiliated with an extremist political party, 20/21 17-13411