A/75/329 Lack of disaggregated data 81. The Jacob Blaustein Institute noted that many States made no attempt to monitor antisemitic incidents, and non-governmental sources were unable to do so comprehensively, if at all. Furthermore, in all countries, underreporting of antisemitic incidents is a very serious problem. Reporting is critical for accountability, to create a record that attests to how pervasive the problem is. 82. Without data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, age and socioeconomic status, from all parts of a country, it is difficult to understand the specific situation of various groups. Adalah expressed concern that the data regarding Palestinian citizens of Israel remained unclear because the Ministry of Health was not publishing data about mixed cities according to nationality, and did not publish specific data on towns with fewer than 2,000 residents. The contagious nature of the virus requires detailed, complete data regarding specific cases, their location, and numbers broken down to the level of village/town and nationality, in order to make the public aware and to most effectively contain its spread. As Adalah noted, the lack of published data concerning Arab towns and villages in Israel is not only an example of structural discrimination against the Palestinian Arab minority in Israel, but also a major public health hazard for the population in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory as a whole. IV. Applicable racial equality framework 83. In this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Special Rapporteur wishes to remind States of their positive obligations to speedily eliminate 52 the glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other similar practices fuelling antisemitism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance. She recalls States’ obligations to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and to provide effective remedies when such human rights violations occur, which she has highlighted in her previous reports. 53 Due to space constraints, that guidance is incorporated here by reference. 84. The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear the indivisibility and interdependence of all human rights. It has exposed the disproportionate impacts that surface when inequalities overlap, and demonstrated that legal equality cannot be achieved without first ensuring substantive equality in the economic, social and cultural spheres. In a COVID-19-related statement, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights called upon States, in responding to the pandemic, to respect an d protect the inherent dignity of all people, and prioritize minimum core obligations imposed by the Covenant. “In this difficult context, access to justice and to effective legal remedies is not a luxury, but an essential element to protect economic, soci al and cultural rights, especially those of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups.” 54 85. In particular, the pandemic has highlighted the fact that the rights of the most marginalized groups are often disproportionately affected by the adverse impact s of the disease. In its general comment No. 14 (2000) on the right to the highest attainable standard of health, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights asserted that “health is a fundamental human right indispensable for the exercise of oth er human rights. Every human being is entitled to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health conducive to living a life in dignity.” 55 Indeed, the rights to food, __________________ 52 53 54 55 20-11206 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, preamble. A/HRC/44/58, A/74/253 and A/HRC/41/55. E/C.12/2020/1, para. 12. See para. 1. 19/23