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VI.
The participating States, concerned by the proliferation of acts of
racial, ethnic and religious hatred, anti-semitism, xenophobia and discrimination, stress their determination to condemn, on a continuing basis, such acts against anyone.
In this context, they reaffirm their recognition of the particular problems of Roma (gypsies). They are ready to undertake effective measures in order to achieve full equality of opportunity between persons belonging to Roma ordinarily resident in their State and the rest of the resident
population. They will also encourage research and studies regarding Roma and
the particular problems they face.
They will take effective measures to promote tolerance, understanding, equality of opportunity and good relations between individuals of different origins within their country.
Further, the participating States will take effective measures, including
the adoption, in conformity with their constitutional law and their
international obligations, if they have not already done so, of laws that
would prohibit acts that constitute incitement to violence based on national,
racial, ethnic or religious discrimination, hostility or hatred, including
anti-semitism, and policies to enforce such laws.
Moreover, in order to heighten public awareness of prejudice and hatred, to improve enforcement of laws against hate-related crime and otherwise to
further efforts to address hatred and prejudice in society, they will make efforts to collect, publish on a regular basis, and make available to the
public, data about crimes on their respective territories that are based on prejudice as to race, ethnic identity or religion, including the guidelines
used for the collection of such data. These data should not contain any personal information. -
They will consult and exchange views and information at the international
level, including at future meetings of the CSCE, on crimes that manifest
evidence of prejudice and hate.
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