A/70/321 groups had led to a rise in incidents of verbal abuse and violence directed at people of colour, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and other groups. Such college organizations included Youth for Western Civilization, the Traditionalist Youth Network and the National Youth Front. 59. The organization also raised the issue of neo-Nazism protected by the State. According to the organization, in Toledo, Ohio, neo -Nazis had successfully utilized the State security apparatus to protect and shield themselves from mass popular resentment. One of the tactics neo-Nazis employed was to invoke their right under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guaranteed the rights to religion, expression and assembly, to acquire police protection. In 2005, riot police clashed with local residents angered by a neo -Nazi demonstration in Toledo and the police protection provided to the group by the city. The city spent $100,000 to protect the neo-Nazis. In 2015, there was a similar demonstration and, although there were no clashes, the city spent over $76,000 on overtime pay to protect the neo-Nazis. 60. The organization also provided information on the Tea Party, a political movement in the United States that began during the 2008 presidential election, which it characterized as a proto-fascist political movement. According to the organization, the Tea Party had attempted to capitalize on elements of neo -Nazism and white supremacy. Many white nationalists viewed the Tea Party as an inroad to mainstream politics, a strategy that was debated on major white nationalist websites. 61. The organization also reported that the State of California had the highest number of neo-Nazi organizations and activities in the United States. According to the organization, the state had 68 active hate groups, many of them in southern California. Neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups flourished in particular in high desert areas and inland valleys. In addition, as Hispanic people moved into predominantly African-American neighbourhoods and African-Americans migrated to Nevada, Arizona and other states, there had been an increase in hate crimes against African-Americans. In 2013, the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations found that, on average, more than one hate crime took place each day in the county. 62. Finally, the organization presented for comparative purposes a study undertaken in Australia showing that neo-Nazi groups there were growing at an alarming rate and were getting harder to police because of social media. The two principal neo-Nazi organizations in Australia were Blood and Honour and the Southern Cross Hammerskins; many other smaller groups existed as well. Apart from distributing neo-Nazi propaganda, their main, semi-public activity was to organize a gathering in Melbourne each year to commemorate the death of the Blood and Honour founder, Ian Stuart Donaldson. Recently, Islamophobia had attracted many new supporters to these organizations. D. International Association of Democratic Lawyers 63. The International Association of Democratic Lawyers drew attention to the human rights violations in Ukraine resulting from racism, discrimination, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance as well as government alliances with leaders of far-right nationalist groups. According to the organization, there had been 14/21 15-13793