A/69/334 20. To advocate for the tradition of tolerance in Azerbaijan and to exchange views on the role of religious leaders and believers in the fight against all forms of religious intolerance and racial discrimination, the State Committee organized several workshops that provided a wide range of outreach work involving various aspects of religion, including events, conferences and round tables. 21. A national tolerance centre has been inaugurated to carry out advocacy work at the local and international levels and contribute to the strengthening of tolerant traditions in the world and the region. 22. State Committee staff also regularly appear in the national media and are actively involved in raising awareness about religion among the people. The State Committee cooperates with the religious community to sprea d existing traditions of tolerance among the people, raises awareness about the importance of relations between the State and religion in preventing family and domestic violence, religious intolerance, racial discrimination and ill-treatment and about civic mindedness, and carries on with work that has been accomplished with a view to making further progress. D. Bosnia and Herzegovina 23. The Government drew attention to the fact that the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is an integral part of the constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and thus is self-executing in the national jurisdiction. As such, the parts of the Convention that contain general prohibitions of discrimination, such as article 14 and protocol 12, are directly applicable in the legal system of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 24. Pursuant to international law, particularly the International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination, Bosnia and Herzegovina has taken the necessary, effective measures to end the practice of movements that contribute to the outbreak of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all forms of related intolerance, including the extreme intolerance of some political parties. 25. Furthermore, an act on the ban of fascist and neo-fascist organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina is being discussed before parliament. The aim of the legislation is to prohibit the operation of fascist and neo -fascist organizations in the country and to ensure that the anti-discrimination standards enshrined in the legislation remain perennial, excluding any eventual review of the text. Bosnia and Herzegovina also celebrates the Day of Victory over fascism on 9 May. E. Colombia 26. The Government referred to article 13 of the Constitution, which provides for the right to equality without discrimination on the basis of gender, race, national origin, language, religion or political opinion. In 2011, Colombia promulgated Law 1482, by which the Penal Code was modified to safeguard the rights of those who were subjected to racial offences. Article 4 of that Law typified the crime of racism as the promotion or instigation of acts, practices or behaviours that constitute harassment and which are oriented to cause physical or moral damage to a person, group of persons or population on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, 6/17 14-59563