A/HRC/50/61 65. The organization described trends of neo-Nazism in Croatia. It described how the “largest meeting of fascists in Europe” takes place annually in Bleiburg, Austria, and is attended by thousands of Croats, who commemorate the killing of tens of thousands of Utasha fighters in Bleiberg after the Second World War. The organization states that in November 2021 an expert group proposed a permanent ban on such gatherings in Bleiburg. The organization also described trends among young people in Croatia that included turning to right-wing extremism targeting ethnic and sexual minorities, migrants and women; the founding of the Homeland Movement (Domovinski pokret), a far-right party with antiSerbian rhetoric, in February 2020; and support for old Nazi symbols among members of Parliament. 66. The organization described trends in neo-Nazism and far right movements in Serbia. They included the reported secret operation of the Otadžbina je ovo Srbina group, which had previously produced blogs with antisemitic content; the planning of a neo-Nazi music event; the activities of a neo-Nazi “hooligan group” supporting the Rad football club in Belgrade; and the reported presence in Serbia of a person who had been arrested for racial attacks in California. 67. In France, information was provided on an influencer who used antisemitic gifs and memes and had a significant following among young people on social media; the establishment of a far-right feminist group that espoused anti-immigration sentiments; the founding of the far-right political party, Reconquest, to support a 2022 presidential candidate who had been found guilty of inciting racial hatred; the use of a new antisemitic slogan “Mais Qui?”, associated with accusations that the Jewish community was responsible for the pandemic and vaccine policies; and the intensification of the activities of the Identitarians, a far-right movement originating in France. 68. The organization described a number of trends in Hungary, including political developments that had seen the lack of a central actor within the far-right movements after the weakening of the Jobbik party; the use of anti-Semitic rhetoric by Our Homeland Party, who were trying to position themselves within the far right; an increase in the number of active far-right and neo-Nazi organizations in the country; the continuation of marches, rallies and hiking tours organized by far right groups; symbolic attacks against public statues, including one that honoured the Black Lives Matter movement; and physical violence and hate speech against such groups as Roma and refugees. 69. In Germany, the organization signalled the activities of Der III Weg (Third Path), a far right, ultranationalist political party; the prosecution of four former members of Europaische Aktion (European Action) for violating legal provisions in place to punish the re-founding of a National Socialist Party; the intensification of surveillance of Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the Occident (PEDIGA) by the intelligence services, owing to the extremist and anti-constitutional nature of their activities; the high levels of activism by Die Rechte, a far-right political party; and the increasing level of right-wing racist violence. 70. The organization also reported on the activities of a range of far-right movements and associations in Poland, including Rodacy Kamraci, National Rebirth of Poland, All-Polish Youth, Szturmowcy and the National Radical Camp. IV. Applicable legal framework 71. The Special Rapporteur recalls that international human rights law is based on the premise that all persons, by virtue of their humanity, should enjoy all human rights without discrimination on any grounds. Article 1 (1) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination defines racial discrimination. The Special Rapporteur reiterates that the prohibition on racial discrimination is aimed at guaranteeing substantive equality as well as formal provisions of equality. States must take action to combat intentional or purposeful racial discrimination, as well as de facto or unintentional racial discrimination. She reminds States that they cannot derogate from their obligations to uphold the jus cogens prohibition of racial discrimination in international law, even in times of public emergency. 12