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(b)
Strengthen the monitoring and reporting of the right not to be
discriminated against in cultural activities, including in reporting to the Committee on
the Elimination of Racial Discrimination;
(c)
Review their application of minority protection to fully conform with the
guidance of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as
contained in Protecting Minority Rights: A Practical Guide to Developing
Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Legislation;
(d)
Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All
Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the Marrakesh Treaty to
Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired,
or Otherwise Print Disabled, in order to facilitate the full participation of the persons
concerned in all aspects of cultural life;
(e)
Consider adopting guidelines for applying the Equal Treatment Act also
to private actors, in particular regarding access to, and participation in the activities of,
cultural venues;
(f)
Take steps to ensure that reasonable accommodation provisions are
enshrined in law as an immediately enforceable right in all areas of law and policy.
Authorities should also take positive measures in the implementation of the Equal
Treatment Act, ensuring that the denial of reasonable accommodation is recognized as
a form of discrimination and punished accordingly;
(g)
Ensure that teaching materials that promote diversity and the protection
of all minority groups are available across all federal states, and include in national
teacher training programmes a module on respect for diversity in education. This
content should be protected as a fundamental element of educational systems, and
maintained despite any political pressure;
(h)
Support projects that reduce discrimination against LGBTIQ+ persons,
and work for the protection and recognition of sexual diversity;
(i)
Introduce incentives to the media to promote positive images of minorities,
migrants, refugees and asylum-seeking persons, including women and LGBTIQ+
persons.
94.
To further promote cultural diversity, the authorities at all levels should:
(a)
Discuss widely the meaning of integration and review how it applies within
the country;
(b)
Promote preventative measures against extremist attitudes and behaviour
threatening the expression of diversity, pursue actions against hate speech and racist
propaganda, and raise awareness of the same at the federal and state levels;
(c)
Provide means and resources for highlighting and disseminating
throughout the country information regarding the contribution of migrant, minority
and LGBTIQ+ communities to German history and heritage;
(d)
Share the added value of participatory and multiple perspective
approaches to historical narratives, memorialization and the arts between cultural
institutions, so that best practices in the area can become standard practice;
(e)
Strengthen efforts to ensure the full participation of migrants and
refugees in policies and programmes that concern them, and to ensure access for them
to adapted psychosocial and mental health services.
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