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In Conjunction with the International Day for Tolerance The ADJD Organises a Forum on "Sports, Tolerance and Building Bridges of National and International Cohesion" November 18, 2022 On the occasion of the International Day for Tolerance, which coincides with the 16th of November every year, the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) organised a forum entitled "Sports, Tolerance and Building Bridges of National and International Cohesion" as part of its efforts to promote the values of tolerance in local and international sports fora and to encourage fair competition according to sports ethical standards and public morals. The forum was held in accordance with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Presidential Court and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, to promote the dissemination of the sports legal culture, to consolidate tolerance and co-existence and to reject violence and discrimination in the world of sports. In this regard, Yasser Galal Darwish, Senior Chief Prosecutor at Abu Dhabi Appeal Prosecution, said the UAE is an incubator for the values of tolerance, peace, security and cultural pluralism, with its laws guaranteeing justice, respect and equality for all and criminalising all forms of hate and intolerance. It is also a key partner in several international agreements and treaties calling for the rejection of violence, extremism and discrimination, and has become an international meeting point for Eastern and Western civilisations, promoting peace and closeness between all peoples, as well as a preferred destination for athletes from all over the world, whether to participate in sports tournaments or to visit. Addressing the topic of fanaticism in sports and its expressions in social media, he stressed the importance of treating this phenomenon by inculcating in children, from an early age, the concepts of coexistence, tolerance, human rights and ways to coexist with the other, highlighting the role of legislation in combating intolerance and violence under Federal Decree Law No. 2 of 2015 on Combating Discrimination and Hatred, which aims to enrich a culture of global tolerance and address manifestations of discrimination and racism, whether ethnic, religious or cultural in nature. For her part, Kaletham Obaid Al Matrooshi, member of the National Human Rights Institution, spoke about the values of tolerance enshrined in the UAE Constitution, as well as the country's legislative environment, which has been supplemented with numerous laws to ensure the nourishment of a culture of tolerance and to achieve peaceful co-existence and sustainable development, noting that different religions and cultures are part of the overall system of diversity, as is the case with clubs and their specialisations, competitions and sports events at all local, regional and international levels, explaining that the aim of tolerance in sport is to promote a culture of peace, harmony and mutual respect in this sector.