A/63/339
Interim report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary
forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and
related intolerance
Summary
In the present report to the General Assembly, the Special Rapporteur outlines
his main objectives for the fulfilment of his mandate and describes the activities in
which his predecessor participated in the period since the submission of his report to
the Assembly at its sixty-second session.
The activities reported upon are categorized as follows: reports submitted by
the previous mandate holder at the sixth and seventh sessions of the Human Rights
Council; participation in the Africa Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Durban
Review Conference; country visits undertaken by the former Special Rapporteur to
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Dominican Republic, Mauritania and the United
States of America.
Contents
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I.
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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II.
Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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III.
Main observations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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IV.
Activities of the Special Rapporteur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A.
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Participation in the Africa Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Durban Review
Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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B.
Reports submitted to the Human Rights Council at its sixth and seventh sessions . . . . . .
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C.
Field missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Conclusions and recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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