A/HRC/40/58/Add.1 (g) Continue the policies and practices that have been initiated to further strengthen protections for the rights of women and girls, especially against domestic violence, to an equal share in inheritance and to equal standing before the law. (h) Promote policies of inclusion of all religious and belief groups, through fostering inter-faith communication, increasing the participation of all in public life, and by eliminating indirect and overt forms of discrimination based on religion or belief. (i) Continue to work with the international community, especially the United Nations human rights mechanisms and international partners, to deepen and consolidate the gains that the country has made in the past seven years, and to share best practices and lessons learned with the international community. 90. The Special Rapporteur welcomes that the methodology used by the HAICA for monitoring hate speech is rooted in international human rights approaches, including the sixpart threshold test of the Rabat Plan of Action 20 ,. Furthermore, he encourages the Government to develop a national action plan, with the participation of the NHRI, civil society organizations and development partners, to facilitate the implementation of the Rabat Plan of Action, the Beirut Declaration on “Faith for Rights” 21 and the Fez Plan of Action22, by the mass media, judicial authorities, oversight bodies, civil society, religious leaders and faith-based actors. 91. During its third Universal Periodic Review in 2017, Tunisia also accepted the recommendation to establish an interreligious council to facilitate interreligious dialogue and harmony. In this context, the Special Rapporteur calls upon the Government to invest in the dissemination and implementation of the Rabat Plan of Action the Beirut Declaration on “Faith for Rights” and the Fez Plan of Action which provide a chart of specific commitments of faith-based actors as well as a number of practical measures to address the related phenomena of incitement to religious hatred, discrimination and violence. 92. The Special Rapporteur calls on the international community to sustain support for the consolidation of democracy in Tunisia by continuing to advance initiatives that strengthen the rule of law and good governance, support capacity building of the judiciary, and that contribute to the country’s economic development. 20 21 22 See www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/FreedomOpinion/Articles19-20/Pages/Index.aspx See www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/FreedomReligion/Pages/FaithForRights.aspx See www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/publications-andresources/Plan%20of%20Action_Religious_Prevent-Incite-WEB-rev3.pdf 17

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