A/74/253 racial, religious and national hatred and propagate extreme ideologies, and to do so in a manner that respects the human rights to freedom of expression and speech. She also urges States to comply fully with their obligations as enshrined in article 4 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, and reiterates her encouragement to those States that have made reservations to article 4 of the Convention to withdraw these reservations and commit to its obligation to tackle hate speech and incitement to violence. 60. With respect to expression in particular, she reiterates her recommendation that Member States should implement the concrete recommendations that other United Nations bodies, especially the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, have made that pertain to combating racist and xenophobic expression (A/73/305, para. 63). General recommendation No. 35 (2013) is particularly vital in this regard. Owing to space constraints, its practical guidance is not recapitulated here, but is instead incorporated by reference. 61. The Special Rapporteur would like to stress the importance of reliable disaggregated data and statistics on racist, xenophobic and anti-Semitic crimes. The collection of data regarding the ideological affiliations of perpetrators, as well as the identity of victims, in cases involving suspected or alleged hate crimes is vital for understanding the prevalence of hate incidents and for designing measures to combat them. Data are also vital for monitoring racist crimes and assessing the impacts of measures taken to address such crimes. A lack of consistent and reliable reporting on anti-Semitic violence and other hate incidents is an issue in almost every country examined, and official statistics are often much lower than those reported by non-governmental organizations, which allow direct reporting on the Internet. The discrepancy in data and unreported incidents reveals the need for more comprehensive, accessible, safe and dependable networks for reporting anti-Semitic violence. Civil society must continue and strengthen its role in collecting data and working with victims, who may not feel safe reporting incidents to authorities. 62. The Special Rapporteur highlights the need to develop and implement effective, inclusive and comprehensive frameworks complemented by other means to combat racism. In this regard, collaboration with civil society and international, regional and national human rights mechanisms can reinforce the efforts to counter anti-Semitism and extremist movements and groups, including neo-Nazis. In particular, civil society can play a vital role in collecting information on racist crimes, working with victims and raising awareness. The Special Rapporteur encourages robust coordination between governmental structures and civil society entities to amplify efforts to develop and implement relevant legislation and policies. 63. The World Jewish Congress has highlighted a number of good practices for countering neo-Nazism and anti-Semitism established by various actors. The first is incident-reporting hotlines. It reported that Germany, Hungary and New York State have established incident-reporting hotlines that allow civilians to report anti-Semitic activity. This practice is not exclusive to States: various organizations and communities have also opted for this mechanism, including the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, the Community Security Trust, the Coordination Forum for Countering Anti-Semitism and the Anti-Defamation League. As social media is one of the main sources of anti-Semitic activity, the World Jewish Congress also highlighted the value of guidelines for combating Holocaust denial online, referring to developments in the European Union, Germany, France and Australia. 18/19 19-12969

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