United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/29/46/Add.1 Distr.: General 20 April 2015 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-ninth session Agenda item 9 Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Mutuma Ruteere Addendum Visit to the Republic of Korea* Summary At the invitation of the Government, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance visited the Republic of Korea from 29 September to 6 October 2014. In the present report, the Special Rapporteur addresses the legal and institutional framework for combating racism and the various policies and initiatives undertaken against racism and xenophobia by the Government, the national human rights institution and civil society. He then examines the main challenges the country faces in the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, including issues related to the situation of migrants, workers in the agriculture sector and foreign seafarers, as well as acts and expressions of racism and xenophobia in the media and in the private sphere. He discusses the situation of marriage migrants and multicultural families. His recommendations to the Government and other stakeholders touch upon the main issues, such as the ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the enactment of a comprehensive anti-discrimination law. * The summary of the present report is circulated in all official languages. The report itself, which is annexed to the summary, is circulated in the language of submission only. GE.15-08007 (E) 