A/79/182 mandate holder. Most States expressed their serious concern about the rising number of incidents of advocacy of hatred based on religion or belief and referred to its various forms, including in social media. States noted that such incidents of advocacy of hatred based on religion or belief risked seriously undermining peaceful coexistence. The Special Rapporteur also presented the reports on her visits to Tajikistan (11–20 April 2023) 128 and Sweden (11–20 October 2023). 129 80. In the context of her Human Rights Council presentation in Geneva, the Special Rapporteur held bilateral meetings from 4 to 8 March 2024 with a significant number of State representatives and other actors, including representatives of civil society organizations and victims of human rights violations. She also spoke at numerous side events in Geneva. 81. From 13 to 16 May 2024, the Special Rapporteur participated in a technical visit organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to Costa Rica. The aim of the visit was to roll out the Spanish -language version of Protecting Minority Rights: A Practical Guide to Developing Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Legislation, 130 which provides clear and usable guidance on the design of comprehensive international laws at the national level designed to comply with international human rights standards in this area, with the Special Rapporteur speaking to her thematic mandate. The delegation met with a variety of stakeholders, including national counterparts involved in work to develop anti -discrimination legislation or otherwise involved in related areas of law and policy development, Members of Parliament, the Ombudsman’s Office, representatives of the Inter American Court of Human Rights, civil society and the United Nations country team. 82. On 30 May 2024, the Special Rapporteur participated as an expert in a hybrid debating event at UNESCO in Paris in a joint celebration of Europe Day (9 May) and World Press Freedom Day (3 May). The event was hosted by the European Union delegation to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and UNESCO and brought together a group of students from Paris to participate in a debating contest on the topic of freedom of expression and media freedom, followed by an expert panel on the same topic that included representatives from the European Union, UNESCO and civil society. 83. The Special Rapporteur has strengthened her cooperation with various treaty bodies. For example, she provided input for the joint general comment/recommendation of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families on obligations of State parties on public policies for addressing and eradicating xenophobia and its impact on the rights of migrants, their families and other non-citizens affected by racial discrimination. 84. Since 1 January 2024, the Special Rapporteur has initiated or joined 1 2 communications addressed to Governments in relation to a range of violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief. 131 She has also initiated or joined in a number of press releases and other public statements on issues related to her mandate. 132 __________________ 128 129 130 131 132 24-13239 A/HRC/55/47/Add.1. A/HRC/55/47/Add.2. OHCHR and Equal Rights Trust, Protecting Minority Rights: A Practical Guide to Developing Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Legislation (New York and Geneva, 2023). Available at www.ohchr.org/en/publications/policy-and-methodological-publications/protecting-minorityrights-practical-guide. See https://spcommreports.ohchr.org. See the Special Rapporteur’s webpage for further details: www.ohchr.org/en/specialprocedures/sr-religion-or-belief. 21/22