A/73/305
Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms
of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and
related intolerance
Summary
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance analyses the threat posed by
nationalist populism to the fundamental human rights principles of non -discrimination
and equality. The focus of the report is ascendant nationalist populist ideologies and
strategies that pose a sobering threat to racial equality by fuelling discrimination,
intolerance and the creation of institutions and structures that will have enduring
legacies of racial exclusion. The report condemns nationalist populism that advances
exclusionary or repressive practices and policies that harm individuals or groups on
the basis of their race, ethnicity, national origin and religion, including in combina tion
with gender, sexual orientation, disability status, migratory status or other related
social categories. The objectives of the present report are: (a) to contribute a measure
of analytical clarity to human rights debates regarding nationalist populism; (b) to map
the most pressing of the dangers it poses from a racial equality perspective; and (c) to
recall the international human rights equality and non-discrimination standards that
apply in this context.
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