A/72/365 68. The average rate of acceptance for recommendations related to addressing intolerant acts across all five United Nations regional groups was 58 per cent. States in the Latin American and Caribbean group received the lowest number of recommendations and have the second-highest acceptance rate. The Western European and other group received the highest number of recommendations and have the third-highest acceptance rate. States in the Asia-Pacific group received the second-highest number of recommendations but have the lowest acceptance rate. Finally, States in the Eastern European and African groups received the median number of recommendations and had the highest and median acceptance rates, respectively (see table 3). Table 3 Recommendations raised during the first and second cycles of the universal periodic review on the elimination of discrimination on the basis of religion or belief, by regional group Number of recommendations Made to other Member States Received from other Member States Percentage of recommendations accepted Western European and others 94 137 73 Asia-Pacific 94 94 43 Eastern European 33 47 96 African 33 22 59 Latin American and Caribbean 51 9 78 Observer 4 – – Total 309 309 – Regional group Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; see upr -info.org. 69. The rate of acceptance for recommendations related to eliminating violence and combating other hate crimes against persons based on religion or belief was, on average, high. The countries in the Western European and other group and the Asia Pacific States received the largest number of recommendations, while the Latin American and Caribbean and African States received few if any recommendations related to tackling violence or other hate crimes against persons based on religion or belief (see table 4). Table 4 Recommendations raised during the first and second cycles of the universal periodic review on combating violence or hate crimes, by regional group Percentage of recommendations accepted Number of recommendations Made to other Member States Received from other Member States On violence On other hate crimes Western European and others 34 41 80 94 Asia-Pacific 28 29 67 50 Eastern European 10 16 89 100 African 14 11 91 – Latin American and Caribbean 12 2 50 – Regional group 20/24 17-14822