A/HRC/32/49 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 7 April 2016 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-second 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 Note by the Secretariat In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance addresses developments that he has identified with regard to the continuing human rights and democratic challenges posed by extremist political parties, movements and groups, including neo-Nazis, skinhead groups and similar extremist ideological movements. He also reflects on the issue that he has reported on for in previous reports. The Special Rapporteur remains deeply concerned by the problem of extremist movements and continued expressions of glorification of Nazism by some groups. The Special Rapporteur notes that there have been no major developments since the presentation of his previous relevant reports to the General Assembly and to the Human Rights Council, and that past recommendations made on the issue are still applicable. The Special Rapporteur summarizes the general trends identified to date 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. He concludes the report by reiterating his conclusions and recommendations made in previous reports. GE.16-05650(E) *1605650*