Background

In resolution of 78/190 of December 2023 on combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, the General Assembly mandated the Special Rapporteur to prepare reports on the implementation of this resolution. The resolution requests the Special Rapporteur to seek and take into account the views of Governments and non-governmental organizations. The resolution further encourages Member States and non-governmental organizations to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur.

Objectives

The Special Rapporteur is seeking inputs from stakeholders to inform her report to the 79^th session of the General Assembly on combating the glorification of Nazism.

Key questions

Below are key questions that the Special Rapporteur would appreciate inputs on from stakeholders.

• New trends in discrimination, intolerance, racist and xenophobic violence involving extremist movements and groups of a racist or xenophobic character, including neo-Nazis and skinhead groups.
• Measures adopted by the State – in law and policy – with a view to preventing and combating such incidents and manifestations, in conformity with international human rights obligations, in particular article 4 of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
• Measures adopted to prevent and counter hate speech and incitement to violence based on racial superiority and hatred against persons or groups of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities.
• Lessons learned, both positive and negative, from measures taken to combat and eliminate any form of racism, xenophobia, and related intolerance.
• Disaggregated data on the victims, perpetrators and incidence of hate speech, hate crime and other violent activities based on racial superiority and hatred against persons or groups of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities.
• Measures taken to promote political, social and cultural tolerance and prevent the promotion of hate speech or incitement to violence based on racial superiority and hatred against persons or groups of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities in political or public discourse.

How inputs will be used

Submissions may be posted on the mandate’s website. Should you wish to maintain the confidentiality of your submission, kindly clearly indicate this at the time of your submission. Submissions not marked confidential may be cited within the Special Rapporteur’s report. The Special Rapporteur published a call for submissions, earlier this year, for her report, on the same topic, to the Human Rights Council. As the two reports to the Human Rights Council and General Assembly are distinct, any information sent for the call for the previous report will not automatically be included in my General Assembly report. For more information on the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, and the activities of the mandate, please click here.