A/HRC/35/41 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 9 May 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-fifth session 6-23 June 2017 Agenda item 3 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 The Secretariat has the honour to transmit to the Human Rights Council the report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Mutuma Ruteere, prepared pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 34/35. In the report, the Special Rapporteur provides a summary of the activities undertaken during the period under review and an overview of the thematic work undertaken by the mandate since its creation, in particular the work carried out by the current mandate holder, as this will be his last report to the Council. The Special Rapporteur analyses the challenges of combating racism, xenophobia and discrimination in the current context of countering terrorism, that have affected several countries. He discusses how hate crimes, xenophobia against migrants and the security measures taken by some Governments in the context of countering terrorism may contribute to fuelling racism, xenophobia and discrimination against certain persons or groups owing to their ethnic origin, religion or migration status. He also analyses key legal and policy measures taken at national, regional and international levels to counter racism, xenophobia and other forms of discrimination in the context of countering terrorism and highlights examples of good practices aimed at eliminating racism, xenophobia and discrimination in the context of countering terrorism. GE.17-07440(E) 