United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/44/57/Add.2 Distr.: General 2 July 2020 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-fourth session 15 June–3 July 2020 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 Visit to the Netherlands Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance*, ** Summary At the invitation of the Government, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, E. Tendayi Achiume, visited the Netherlands from 30 September to 7 October 2019. The present report contains her findings, which identify significant strengths in the State’s racial equality frameworks. Nonetheless, the Special Rapporteur calls for swift action to address persisting structures of racial discrimination. * The summary of the report is being circulated in all official languages. The report itself, which is annexed to the summary, is being circulated in English only. ** The present report was submitted after the deadline as a result of consultations with the Member State. GE.20-08864(E) 