A/HRC/26/50 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 68/150, in which the Assembly requests the Special Rapporteur to prepare, for submission to the Human Rights Council, at its twenty-sixth session, a report on the implementation of the resolution on combating glorification of Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, based on the views of Governments and non-governmental organizations (para. 37). 2. In paragraph 35 of General Assembly resolution 68/150, the Assembly recalls the request of the Commission on Human Rights, in its resolution 2005/5, that the Special Rapporteur continue to reflect on the inadmissibility of certain practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and racial intolerance, make relevant recommendations in his future reports and seek and take into account in that regard the views of Governments and non-governmental organizations. Furthermore, in accordance with paragraph 37 of General Assembly resolution 68/150, a similar report will be submitted to the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. 3. In section II of the present report, the Special Rapporteur addresses the human rights and democratic challenges posed by extremist political parties, movements and groups, including neo-Nazis, skinhead groups and similar extremist ideological movements, in the context of the current economic crisis. In section III, he examines cyberracism and hate propaganda disseminated in social media by extremist political parties, movements and groups. Section IV concerns extremism in sports. Section V is dedicated to countering Holocaust denial and the distortion of History. The Special Rapporteur identifies good practices developed by States and different stakeholders in chapter VI, and chapter VII contains his conclusions and recommendations. II. Extremist political parties, movements and groups, including neo-Nazis, skinhead groups and similar extremist ideological movements, particularly in the context of the current economic crisis 4. In the present section, the Special Rapporteur focuses on information received relating to the existence of extremist political parties, movements and groups, including neo-Nazis, skinhead groups and similar extremist ideological movements. The challenges posed concern (a) the protection and consolidation of human rights in a democratic context; (b) the persistence of persecution, racial violence and xenophobic crimes against vulnerable groups; and (c) the protection of victims and the prevention of racist and xenophobic crimes against vulnerable groups. A. Protecting and consolidating human rights in a democratic context 5. In 2001, during the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in Durban and in the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action which followed, States recognized that political platforms and organizations based on racism, xenophobia or doctrines of racial superiority and related discrimination were incompatible with democracy and accountable governance. 3