A/70/321 70. The final concern raised had to do with political opposition to bills on returning real estate seized by the Nazis to the Jewish community. A member of the National Alliance, a right-wing political party, claimed that almost no properties had been taken during the Nazi occupation of Latvia and that one particular Jewish man who had written letters of protest to the President of Latvia was “close to “Russia” and “the Kremlin”. IV. Conclusions and recommendations 71. The Special Rapporteur is grateful to the States and non-governmental organizations that provided information on the measures implemented pursuant to General Assembly resolution 69/160. He recalls the importance of full cooperation with his mandate, as stipulated in Human Rights Council resolution 25/32. 72. The Special Rapporteur notes that some submissions referred to the phenomena identified in resolution 69/160 and to the proliferation of extreme right-wing groups. Others stressed that no such phenomena existed within their borders. The Special Rapporteur wishes to reiterate that the challenges to human rights and democracy posed by extremist political parties, movements and groups are universal and that no country is immune to them. He calls upon States and all other stakeholders to increase their vigilance and to be proactive in strengthening efforts and political will to recognize and address them effectively. 73. The Special Rapporteur also wishes to reiterate that any commemorative celebration of the Nazi regime, its allies and related organizations, whether official or unofficial, should be prohibited by States. The Special Rapporteur wishes to recall paragraph 14 of resolution 69/160, in which the General Assembly stressed that such manifestations do injustice to the memory of the countless victims of the Holocaust, the crimes against humanity committed during the Second World War, in particular those committed by the SS organization and other Nazi groups, and negatively influence children and young people and that failure by States to effectively address such practices is incompatible with the obligations of States Members of the United Nations under its Charter. 74. In this regard, the Special Rapporteur recalls his condemnation of any manifestation of religious intolerance, incitement, harassment or violence against persons or communities on the basis of ethnic origin or religious belief. Furthermore, the Special Rapporteur remains concerned about the continued scapegoating of vulnerable groups, including migrants, asylum seekers and ethnic minorities. Such discourses remain powerful tools for politicians whose goal is to mobilize the masses to the detriment of social cohesion and human rights. The continued uncensored and unpunished expressions of supremacist, anti-Semitic and hateful opinions by some political leaders may indicate that societies are growing dangerously and increasingly tolerant of hate speech and extremist ideas. 75. The Special Rapporteur recalls several recommendations made in previous reports to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/23/24, A/HRC/26/50 and A/HRC/29/47) and the General Assembly (A/68/329 and A/69/334) and 16/21 15-13793