A/75/329
I. Introduction
1.
The present report is submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to its
resolution 74/136 on combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other
practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in which the Assembly requested
the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance to prepare, for submission to the Assem bly at its
seventy-fifth session, a report on the implementation of that resolution.
2.
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur summarizes information received
from Member States with regard to the implementation of General Assembly
resolution 74/136. Fifteen States made submissions, and the Special Rapporteur
thanks these States for their engagement. The Special Rapporteur also received
submissions from 13 non-governmental organizations and two United Nations
agencies, and similarly extends her thanks to these organizations. The substance of
the submissions from the non-governmental organizations is incorporated into the
“issues in focus” section of the report.
3.
In the second half of the report, the Special Rapporteur spotlights antisemitism
and other forms of racism and xenophobia in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
II. Summary of Member State submissions
4.
This section summarizes Member State submissions on laws and policies in
place to combat glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that
contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance. However, the Special Rapporteur does not
analyse or evaluate these laws and policies in the present report. Indeed, some of the
laws and policies summarized below may have been reviewed and condemned for
being in contravention of international human rights law, by other actors within the
United Nations human rights system. The Special Rapporteur emphasizes that the
provision of summaries of State submissions below does not constitute her
endorsement of the content of the submissions.
Argentina
5.
The Government of Argentina stated that it supported equality and inclusion
measures and promotion of the human rights of Afrodescendent peoples, African
Americans, migrants, refugees, and other groups affected by racism.
6.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government stated that it had
focused on assisting migrants and refugees, as well as people seeking refugee status.
The Government acknowledged that some migrants faced additional barriers, such as
poverty, and structural discrimination and racism. As a result, it had provided
emergency support to non-citizens who had at least two years of legal residency, and
continued to facilitate cooperation between different levels of government,
international organizations and non-governmental organizations.
7.
The Government stated that it had distributed aid to African and Afrodescendent
migrants and asylum seekers, and that it continued to work with international bodies,
the Argentine Red Cross and the Pan American Health Organization to develop more
effective distribution strategies and communication channels.
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