 The MRAP obtained the vote of the Pleven Act on July 1, 1972, which condemns incitations to racial hate and permits anti-racist associations to depose courtsuits against those who commit such hate speech.It became the "Mouvement contre le Racisme et pour l'Amitié entre les Peuples" in 1972, its current and present name.The MRAP is also engaged in international issues.