A/HRC/35/42 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 26 April 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-fifth session 6-23 June 2017 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 submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 71/179 Note by the Secretariat In his report, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance addresses developments that he has identified with regard to the continuing human rights and democratic challenges posed by extremist political parties, movements and groups, including neo-Nazis, skinhead groups and similar extremist ideological movements. The Special Rapporteur remains deeply concerned by the problem of extremist ideologies, including populist movements and continued expressions of glorification of Nazism by some groups, in a global economic context where the gap between the rich and the poor is widening and where the global distribution of wealth has never been so unequal. The Special Rapporteur notes his past recommendations to the General Assembly and to the Human Rights Council made on the issue remain applicable. The Special Rapporteur summarizes the general trends identified to date with regard to the human rights and democratic challenges that extremist political parties, movements and groups, including neo-Nazis, skinhead groups and similar extremist ideological movements, continue to pose. He underlines the link between populist movements and extremist ideologies and warns about the dangers to vulnerable groups and minorities. He concludes the report by reiterating his previous conclusions and recommendations. GE.17-06626(E) 