A/HRC/26/49/Add.1 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 7 May 2014 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-sixth 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 Mission to Mauritania* Summary This report presents the findings and observations of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Mutuma Ruteere, following his visit to Mauritania (2–8 September 2013) at the invitation of the Government. The main objective of this visit was to evaluate progress made since his predecessor, Doudou Diène, first visited the country in 2008. The Special Rapporteur noted the progress accomplished by the State towards meeting its human rights obligations and the openness by the Government vis-à-vis the international human rights mechanisms. He also noted that a number of challenges persist with regard to eliminating ethnic and descent-based discrimination and the marginalization of certain segments of the population. The report concludes with a variety of recommendations which the Special Rapporteur wishes to offer to the Government in a spirit of constructive dialogue and engagement. * The summary of the present report is circulated in all official languages. The report itself, contained in the annex to the summary, is circulated in the language of submission and in French only. GE.14-