UNITED NATIONS E Economic and Social Council Distr. GENERAL E/CN.4/1995/78/Add.1 16 January 1995 ENGLISH Original: ENGLISH/FRENCH/SPANISH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-first session Item 16 of the provisional agenda IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF ACTION FOR THE SECOND DECADE TO COMBAT RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Report by Mr. Maurice Glélé-Ahanhanzo, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance on his mission to the United States of America from 9 to 22 October 1994, submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolutions 1993/20 and 1994/64 CONTENTS Paragraphs Introduction I. II. 3 3 CONSIDERATIONS CONCERNING THE MISSION AND OVERVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 20 3 A. Purpose of the mission 4 - 8 3 B. The mission itself 9 - 16 4 C. Overview of the United States of America . . . 17 - 20 6 HISTORICAL, SOCIO-POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS OF RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 - 31 8 GE.95-10167 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - Page