A/HRC/35/41/Add.1 quickly denounced and condemned the hateful nature of the offence. The National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism has also been very proactive in combating neo-Nazi groups and hate speech on the Internet and fostering religious tolerance and interfaith dialogue. VII. Conclusions and recommendations 89. Argentina has signed the Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance and the Inter-American Convention against Racism, Racial Discrimination and Related Forms of Intolerance. The Special Rapporteur urges the Government to take measures to ratify those two Conventions. 90. At the domestic level, Argentina has an extensive legal and institutional framework to tackle discrimination, racism and xenophobia. The National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism and the Office of the Ombudsperson have developed tailored approaches to tackling the issue of discrimination and have maintained an open dialogue with civil society organizations facilitating the discussion on persisting violations. 91. Despite the long-established mechanisms to redress the situation of historically marginalized groups, their situation has not appreciably improved and in some cases has worsened owing to dire economic conditions and exacerbated land conflicts. The absence of disaggregated socioeconomic indicators remains problematic. Moreover, an assessment of the impact of the 2005 National Plan against Discrimination has yet to be undertaken. 92. The Special Rapporteur urges the new administration to prioritize minority rights in their human rights agenda, as the situation of indigenous peoples and other marginalized groups requires immediate attention from the highest levels of provincial and federal governments. This is crucial if the country is to meet the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the commitment to leaving no one behind. 93. In the spirit of constructive dialogue, the Special Rapporteur makes the following recommendations, which complement the ones previously made by various human rights mechanisms, including the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in 2016. On the legal, policy and institutional framework 94. The Special Rapporteur reiterates the recommendation to elevate racial discrimination to a criminal offence while adopting the definition contained in the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. 95. The 2005 National Plan against Discrimination, which is a good practice, needs to be thoroughly assessed and new objectives defined with the active participation of concerned groups, who should also be duly involved in monitoring progress. 96. While efforts by the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism are commendable, it should strengthen its actions with regard to violations experienced by indigenous peoples. It should expand its reach to the most remote areas of the country and pay special attention to indigenous peoples in addition to other vulnerable groups, including people of African descent, migrants and those subjected to cross-cutting vulnerabilities, such as women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons. Furthermore, efforts to fight horizontal prejudice need to be strengthened in order to be more effective. 97. The Special Rapporteur invites the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism to facilitate the development of strong civil society organizations and networks among those marginalized groups that are not well organized with a view to empowering them. 18