E/CN.4/1998/79 page 2 CONTENTS Paragraphs I. II. INTRODUCTION ACTIVITIES OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR 4 4 5 - 16 4 Resolution 1997/74 of 18 April 1997 . . . . . 6 - 7 4 B. Decision 1997/125 of 18 April 1997 . . . . . . 8 - 11 5 C. Participation in the fifty-second session of the General Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6 Participation in the European Year Against Racism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 6 E. Missions under consideration by the Special Rapporteur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 - 16 6 SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OCCURRING IN THE FIELDS COVERED BY THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR'S MANDATE . . . . . . . . 17 - 30 7 19 - 21 7 A. B. IV. . . . . . . . 1 - A. D. III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page United Nations Seminar on immigration, racism and racial discrimination (May 1997) . . . . . Cotonou Seminar on all forms of discrimination (June 1997) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 8 C. Seminar on the Internet and racism . . . . . . 23 8 D. Work done since the last session . . . . . . . CONTEMPORARY MANIFESTATIONS OF RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED INTOLERANCE 24 - 30 9 31 - 52 10 A. Discrimination against Blacks (negrophobia) . 32 - 35 11 B. Racism and racial discrimination against Arabs and Muslims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 - 38 11 C. Anti-Semitism 39 - 45 12 D. Discrimination against the Roma, Gypsies or travellers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 13 E. Discrimination against migrant workers . . . . 47 - 48 14 F. Discrimination and incitement to racial hatred on the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 - 52 14