A/HRC/29/46 ethnic profiling and stressed his concern about individuals from minority groups or migrant backgrounds regularly being subjected to stops and searches, interrogations and arrests in a discriminatory manner by law enforcement and immigration officials, solely on the basis of their perceived ethnic or religious affiliation. He called upon States not to resort to these practices, which were discriminatory and prohibited by international law (A/HRC/15/53 and Corr.1). 13. The current Special Rapporteur has, in various reports, highlighted the continuing problem of racial and ethnic profiling. In particular, and with regard to counter-terrorism, he has noted that migrants and minority groups are particularly vulnerable to these law enforcement practices, and that the global economic crisis only exacerbated the discrimination already taking place. The Special Rapporteur has continued to receive reports of racial and ethnic profiling across the globe, which points to the persistence of the problem in regular law enforcement activities, not only in the area of counter-terrorism. 14. The present report is intended to highlight the continuing violations, and to propose measures to address the problem of racial and ethnic profiling. In the report, the Special Rapporteur illustrates some manifestations of racial and ethnic profiling by different law enforcement agencies in various parts of the world. He discusses the applicable legislation and standards at the international, regional and national levels, and provides some examples of good practices that have been implemented by Governments and local authorities as well as by civil society actors. 15. The report builds on the work of previous mandate holders, on studies and reports by other special procedures mandate holders, and on the current Special Rapporteur’s previous studies. In order to discuss the different manifestations of profiling, and to look at good practices undertaken, the Special Rapporteur held an expert meeting, in partnership with the Faculty of Law of the University of California, Los Angeles, on 11 and 12 November 2014, that was attended by a wide range of experts, academics and representatives of civil society organizations. Discussions were held on the key trends in the different manifestations of racial and ethnic profiling in police activities, at border and immigration facilities, and in detention facilities, on the impunity and lack of accountability for such acts committed by law enforcement agents, and on the need for disaggregated data collection and analysis to document these manifestations and the need to propose alternative law enforcement methods. Views were exchanged on the key legal and policy measures that had been taken at the international, regional and national levels, and on some good practices in combating racial and ethnic profiling that had been taken by States, international and regional organizations, civil society and the private sector. Some of those practices are included in the present report. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Faculty of Law of the University of California, Los Angeles for its assistance in the successful outcome of the expert meeting. B. Manifestations of racial and ethnic profiling by law enforcement agencies 16. Police, immigration and detention officials frequently employ racial and ethnic profiling, in many different and pernicious ways. Government policies may also facilitate discretionary practices that allow law enforcement authorities to target groups or individuals on the basis of their skin colour, dress or facial hair or the languages they speak. Implicit biases also sometimes motivate profiling. Although some studies have demonstrated how ineffective racial and ethnic profiling is, officials continue to use the 5