A/HRC/41/55 I. Introduction 1. The Special Rapporteur submits the present report to the Human Rights Council pursuant to General 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 the resolution, the Assembly requested the Special Rapporteur to, inter alia, submit to the Human Rights Council a report on the implementation of that resolution. Pursuant to the resolution, the Special Rapporteur sent a call for submissions to all Member States, and solicited input from other relevant stakeholders, including civil society, through a call for submissions posted on her web page and transmitted in a newsletter. She thanks all interlocutors for their submissions. 2. In the present report, the Special Rapporteur provides: a general overview of recent trends in and manifestations of the glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other related extremist ideology fuelling racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, covering the period 1 January 2018 to 31 March 2019; a compilation of examples of measures that States, civil society and other actors have taken in response to neo-Nazi and other extremist recruitment strategies; and a human rights analysis of efforts by neo-Nazi and related extremist groups to recruit young people. She recalls the governing principles and obligations of racial equality and non-discrimination, emphasizing their application in addressing the recruitment of young people, and offers recommendations for State action to combat such recruitment. 3. In her treatment of neo-Nazism and related ideologies, the Special Rapporteur includes in the analysis various ideologies based on racial superiority or racial hatred, especially white supremacist and white nationalist ideologies and movements, whose contemporary resurgence has contributed to rising neo-Nazism in different parts of the world.1 II. Overview of trends in and manifestations of the glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and related intolerant ideologies 4. The Special Rapporteur notes that, in keeping with the trends identified in her previous report on the issue, 2 neo-Nazi activity persists in mainstream discourses and forums, in part due to the persistence of ethno-nationalist and white supremacist ideologies, including at the highest levels of political office in countries in Europe and North America. 5. In the United States of America, reputable reports indicated a 30 per cent increase in the number of hate groups since 2014, including an increase of 7 per cent in 2018 alone. According to one count, there were 1,020 hate organizations identified in the United States. 3 A monitoring group reported an increase of 182 per cent in incidents of white supremacist propaganda in the United States: 1,187 cases reported in 2018 as compared to 421 in 2017. White supremacist propaganda often contains a recruitment element and a reference to groups that have been historically discriminated against, featuring either veiled white supremacist language or explicitly racist images and expressions. 4 Neo-Nazi and other white supremacist extremist groups were responsible for the deaths of at least 40 people in Canada and the United States in 2018.5 1 2 3 4 5 2 A/HRC/38/53, paras. 16–21. A/HRC/38/53. Southern Poverty Law Center, Intelligence Report: The Year in Hate and Extremism – Rage against Change, issue 166 (spring 2019), p. 36. Anti-Defamation League, “White supremacists step up off-campus propaganda efforts in 2018”. Available at www.adl.org/resources/reports/white-supremacists-step-up-off-campus-propagandaefforts-in-2018. Southern Poverty Law Center, The Year in Hate and Extremism, p. 36.