A/68/329 include at least one ethnic minority. In addition, community development councils function as local administrations in each of the five main districts of Singapore, planning and supporting programmes that promote community bonding and social cohesion. 95. The community engagement programme seeks to develop networks of trust across communities in Singapore. Under the programme, a national steering committee on racial and religious harmony was established to give ethnic and religious leaders a national platform where they could meet in order to strengthen interaction and engagement between their communities. Interracial and religious confidence circles undertake parallel work at the local level. N. Spain 96. The Government referenced its comprehensive strategy against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, which covers several aspects of resolution 67/154. The strategy includes a data-gathering system on racist incidents and the training of civil servants and law enforcement authorities on the appropriate handling of such incidents. To date, 2,690 officers from the civil guard, the national police force, the autonomous community police forces and local police forces have been trained. 97. The Council for the Promotion of Equal Treatment of All Persons without Discrimination on Grounds of Racial or Ethnic Origin adopted a proposal to avoid the use of discriminatory, racist or xenophobic speech in electoral campaigns. 98. The criminal code punishes various offences committed on discriminatory grounds and bodies that commit them, specifically torture committed by a public authority or official based on any discriminatory grounds (art. 174), discrimination in the workplace (art. 314), incitement to hatred, violence or discrimination (art. 510), refusal of public services by a civil servant, authority or individual (art. 511), refusal of benefits in the context of professional or business activities (art. 512), associations that are deemed unlawful for promoting or inciting hatred, violence or discrimination (art. 515.5) and dissemination of ideas justifying genocide (art. 607.2). 99. The Office of the Secretary-General for Immigration and Emigration includes extracurricular educational programmes promoting integration and intercultural interaction and helps to redress inequalities and special educational needs. 100. The comprehensive strategy against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance also focuses on improving the skills of social workers and anti-discrimination professionals. 101. The use of the Internet to disseminate racist and xenophobic ideas and actions is a cause of growing concern for Spain. It has appointed a special prosecutor on Internet-related crimes in all public prosecutors’ offices throughout the country and established specialized units on Internet-related offences within the State security forces. In addition, the Office of the Secretary-General for Immigration and Emigration subsidizes Internet-based activities carried out by non-governmental organizations to combat racism. 16/25 13-43012

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