United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/23/56/Add.1 Distr.: General 19 April 2013 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-third 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, Mutuma Ruteere Addendum Visit to the Plurinational State of Bolivia* ** Summary At the invitation of the Government, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance visited Bolivia (Plurinational State of) from 4 to 10 September 2012. In his report thereon, the Special Rapporteur addresses the main challenges the country faces in the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, including issues relating to the situation of the rights of native indigenous campesino nations and peoples, ethnic minorities, including Bolivians of African descent, as well as of migrants and refugees. His recommendations to the Government and other stakeholders touch upon such major issues as the implementation of the plan of action on racism and all forms of discrimination, capacity-building for relevant institutions, awareness raising, structural discrimination against indigenous peoples, Afro-Bolivians and other groups, impunity and access to justice, and the role of the media and education in the fight against racism and racial discrimination. * The summary of the present report is circulated in all official languages. The report itself, annexed to the summary, is circulated in the language of submission and in Spanish only. ** Late submission. GE.13-13317