A/HRC/4/19/Add.4 page 4 Annexe REPORT OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED INTOLERANCE, DOUDOU DIÈNE, ON HIS MISSION TO ITALY (9-13 OCTOBER 2006) CONTENTS Paragraphs Page I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 1-2 6 II. GENERAL BACKGROUND ........................................................... 3-8 6 A. Ethnic and demographic situation ............................................ 3-4 6 B. The legal system ....................................................................... 5-6 7 C. The political and administrative structure ................................ 7 7 D. Methodology ............................................................................ 8 7 9 - 32 8 Legal strategy and policies to combat racism, xenophobia and racial discrimination ...................................... 9 - 12 8 Legislation on and policies regarding Roma and Sinti community ................................................................................ 13 - 15 10 C. Special agreements with religious communities ...................... 16 - 19 10 D. Immigration .............................................................................. 20 - 25 11 E. Asylum ..................................................................................... 26 - 28 13 F. Citizenship ............................................................................... 29 - 30 14 G. Combating racism in sport ....................................................... 31 - 32 15 VIEWS OF CIVIL SOCIETY AND CONCERNED GROUPS ........................................................................................... 33 - 57 15 General legal and institutional framework to combat racism, xenophobia and discrimination ................................... 33 15 Legislation on and policies regarding Roma and Sinti ............ 34 - 40 16 III. PUBLIC AUTHORITIES: GENERAL LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK TO COMBAT RACISM, DISCRIMINATION AND XENOPHOBIA ...................................... A. B. IV. A. B.

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