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5.
In accordance with the practice established in previous reports, the Special
Rapporteur summarizes herein information received on relevant activities
undertaken by Member States pursuant to resolution 69/160. In preparing the report,
a note verbale was sent on 10 March 2015 to Member States and a letter to
non-governmental organizations requesting information on the implementation of
the resolution. By 30 June 2015, replies had been received from Argentina, Bahre in,
Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Qatar, the Russian Federation and Serbia. The Special
Rapporteur also received contributions from a coalition of German
non-governmental organizations, lawyers and academics acting as co -plaintiffs in
the trial of members of the National Socialist Underground, the Foundation for
Sustainable Development for Bulgaria, the Hampton Institute, the International
Association of Democratic Lawyers and the Latvian Human Rights Committee. The
Special Rapporteur wishes to thank all those who kindly contributed to the present
report and regrets not being able to consider submissions received after that date.
6.
The information received is summarized below. The original submissions are
available for consultation at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights.
II. Contributions received from Member States
A.
Argentina
7.
The Government referred to the Law of Discriminatory Actions (No. 23.592)
of 1988, which lays the basis for combating all forms of discrimi nation in
Argentina. The Government also noted that since the constitutional reform of 1994,
all human rights treaties to which Argentina was a party acquired supralegal status,
including the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Raci al
Discrimination (law No. 17.722) and the Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination against Women (law No. 23.179). The Government also
noted that racist or xenophobic offences constituted aggravating circumstances in
national criminal law, as recommended in resolution 69/160.
8.
The Government highlighted the creation of the National Institute against
Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism, which coordinated the actions proposed in
the National Plan against Discrimination in Argentina, “Diagnosis and proposals
(decree No. 1086/2005)”, a document elaborated in connection with the World
Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related
Intolerance, held in Durban, South Africa, in 2001.
9.
Among the actions undertaken by the National Institute to counter racism in
Argentina was the signing of collaboration agreements, including an agreement
between the Chacarita and the Atlanta football clubs, the latter having
predominantly Jewish supporters. On 12 March 2012, during a football match,
Chacarita fans shouted anti-Semitic remarks at the Atlanta club. The Institute issued
a press statement denouncing the incident, which resulted in the Argentine Football
Association penalizing the Chacarita club by docking points. The Ins titute also
developed the “Framework Convention on Cooperation against Discrimination,
Xenophobia, and Racism”, which the clubs signed.
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