A/HRC/26/50 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 10 April 2014 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-sixth session 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 Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 68/150 Summary The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance submits the present report pursuant to General Assembly resolution 68/150 on combating glorification of Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. In that resolution, the General Assembly requested 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 based on the views of Governments and non-governmental organizations. In the light of the information received, the present report addresses the latest developments identified by the Special Rapporteur with regard to the human rights and democratic challenges that extremist political parties, movements and groups, including neo-Nazis, skinhead groups and similar extremist ideological movements, continue to pose. The Special Rapporteur examines the main areas of concern where further efforts and constant vigilance are required, including with regard to the protection of vulnerable groups of individuals against racist and xenophobic crimes and the protection and consolidation of democracy and human rights in general. He also identifies good practices developed by States and various stakeholders. GE.14-13336 *1413336*