A/RES/58/159 that encourage or incite racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance; 10. Invites the Inter-Parliamentary Union and other relevant inter-parliamentary organizations to encourage debate in, and action by, parliaments on various measures, including laws and policies, to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance; 11. Invites the mechanisms of the Commission on Human Rights and the treaty bodies to continue to pay particular attention to violations of human rights stemming from the rise of racism and xenophobia in political circles and in society at large, with due consideration to a gender perspective, especially as regards their incompatibility with democracy; 12. Takes note of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the incompatibility between democracy and racism; 7 13. Also takes note of the outcome of the expert seminar on the interdependence between democracy and human rights, held by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights at Geneva on 25 and 26 November 2002; 8 14. Invites the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to submit to the General Assembly the study on the issue of political platforms that promote or incite racial discrimination, as requested by the Commission in its resolution 2003/41,6 and updated and expanded as appropriate; 15. Decides to continue consideration of the matter at its fifty-ninth session under the item entitled “Elimination of racism and racial discrimination”. 77th plenary meeting 22 December 2003 _______________ 7 8 E/CN.4/2003/62 and Add.1. See E/CN.4/2003/59. 3