A/71/325 xenophobia, and article 233 bis of the Criminal Code provides that anyone who incites or attempts to incite acts of intolerance between people of different religions or religious sects shall be punished with a fine ranging from 50,000 to 500,000 CFA francs and six months to two years’ imprisonment. 54. With regard to the treatment of foreigners, the Government does not make any distinction between foreigners and nationals in the provision of access to education, health and justice. Any foreigner can appeal to the Senegalese c ourts to assert their rights or to seek remedies for acts of discrimination against them. 55. The Government also reported on the establishment of the Senegalese Committee on Human Rights in 1997, as well as the on the Human Rights Directorate and the Unit to combat trafficking in persons within the Ministry of Justice. The Government stressed that the country hosts different ethnic and religious groups who live in peace with one another. K. Trinidad and Tobago 56. The Government of Trinidad and Tobago reported that, while no new legislation related to combating racism and xenophobia had been adopted within the past four years, the Constitution contains a number of protections against discrimination in general. Similarly, a number of legislative a cts, including the Equal Opportunity Act (2000), the Police Complaints Authority Act (2006), the Summary Offences Act (1921), the Malicious Damage Act (1925), the Sedition Act (1920), the Anti­Terrorism Act (2005) and the International Criminal Court Act (2006) protect the population of the country against racism and racial discrimination. 57. The Government underlined the role played by the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts, which works to promote deeper collaboration between persons of varying cultural and ethnic backgrounds. III. Contributions received from non-governmental and other organizations A. Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” 58. The Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria expressed concern with regard to t he events that allegedly took place in the city of Odessa, Ukraine, in May 2014, at which ultra-nationalist Ukrainian militants attacked and killed civilians shouting slogans such as “death to our enemies”. The organization reported that the Ukrainian authorities have not yet established any special mechanism to investigate these allegations. B. Latvian Anti­Nazi Committee 59. The Latvian Anti­Nazi Committee expressed concern over the growth in neo-Nazi sentiment across Latvia. According to the Committee, several political figures have allegedly claimed that the annexation of Latvia as part of the Union of 16-13939 13/20