A/74/253 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to Assembly resolution 73/157 on combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in which the Assembly requested the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to prepare for submission to the Assembly at its seventy-fourth session a report on the implementation of that resolution. 2. In the present report, the Special Rapporteur summarizes information received from Member States with regard to the implementation of resolution 73/157. In a letter dated 7 May 2019, addressed to Member States, the Special Rapporteur requested information on the implementation of the resolution. As at 19 July 2019, she had received replies from Italy, Azerbaijan, Brunei Darussalam, Belarus, Cuba, Lebanon, Serbia, Burundi and the Russian Federation. She thanks these States for their submissions. She also received submissions from two non-governmental organizations, and similarly extends her thanks to these organizations . The substance of the submissions from the non-governmental organizations is incorporated into the “issues in focus” section of the report. 3. In addition to the summary of submissions mentioned above, the mandate holder documents resurgent anti-Semitic violence targeting Jews, their communities and their property in different parts of the world. The alarming rise of anti -Semitic incidents includes hate crimes, hate speech, harassment and intimidation in violation of their fundamental human rights (A/HRC/38/53, para. 18, A/73/312, para. 8, and A/HRC/41/55, paras. 6–7). These incidents are accompanied in some places by the growth in support for neo-Nazism, including the failure of political leaders to take a firm stance against neo-Nazi and related ideology, especially in Europe and North America. 4. The Special Rapporteur also outlines the governing principles and obligations of racial equality and non-discrimination, highlighting their application in combating racist and xenophobic violence targeting, inter alia, individuals and Jewish communities. The report also reviews standards related to vandalism and Holocaust denial. As highlighted in previous reports (A/38/53, A/73/312 and A/HRC/41/55), the Special Rapporteur reminds Member States of the strong commitment required to tackle the increase in hate crimes and incitement to violence targeting ethnic, racial and religious minorities worldwide. II. Summary of Member State submissions 5. The present section summarizes Member State submissions on laws and policies in place to combat Nazism and neo-Nazism, but does not analyse or evaluate them. Indeed, some of the laws and policies summarized below may be or have been subject to review and condemnation for being in contravention of international human rights law by other actors within the United Nations human rights system. The Special Rapporteur underscores that providing summaries of State submissions below does not constitute her endorsement of the content of the submissions. The Special Rapporteur also wishes to make clear that, to the extent that any of the formal policies below violate the applicable international human rights laws and principles outlined in section IV of the present report, Member States must take urgent action to repeal the offending policies. 4/19 19-12969