A/HRC/29/46 initiated and implemented to counter the use of racial profiling in law enforcement, by international and regional organizations, Governments, law enforcement agencies themselves, and civil society. The conclusions and recommendations are outlined in section IV. II. Activities of the Special Rapporteur A. Country visits 6. The Special Rapporteur would like to thank the Government of Greece and welcomes the agreement on dates for his visit in May 2015. He also hopes to receive a positive reply to his requests to make visits to Argentina and South Africa before the end of 2015. 7. The Special Rapporteur renewed his requests to visit Fiji, India, Japan and Thailand, for which he was awaiting invitations at the time of writing. 8. The Special Rapporteur visited the Republic of Korea from 29 September to 6 October 2014 (see A/HRC/29/46/Add.1). He expresses his gratitude to the Government for its cooperation and openness in the preparation and conduct of his visit. B. Other activities 9. The Special Rapporteur was the keynote speaker at a round table on racial and ethnic profiling in police stop-and-search operations, organized by the Federal AntiDiscrimination Agency of Germany and held on 16 June 2014 in Berlin. The conference brought together international experts and academics to discuss challenges and good practices in Europe on this issue. 10. On the margins of the twenty-sixth session of the Human Rights Council, on 26 June 2014, the Special Rapporteur held a side event on racism on the Internet and social media, with the participation of the Executive Secretary of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, the Vice-Chair of the Federal Commission against Racism, of Switzerland, and a representative of the Association for Progressive Communications (A/HRC/26/49). 11. On 24 and 25 March 2015, the Special Rapporteur was invited as a panellist to a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) round table entitled “Fighting racism and discrimination: history, memory and contemporary challenges”, held to commemorate International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The conference examined the use of archives relating to the slave trade for the preservation of historical memory and for awareness and education. III. Racial and ethnic profiling in law enforcement agencies A. Context 12. Racial profiling has been a long-standing issue of concern for this mandate. In a report to the Human Rights Council on the manifestations of defamation of religions, and in particular on the ongoing serious implications of Islamophobia, for the enjoyment of all rights by their followers, the then Special Rapporteur highlighted some cases of racial and 4

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