A/HRC/53/60 under her mandate often intersect. She is very aware that the lived experience of those subjected to discrimination often involves discrimination on multiple and intersecting grounds, which compounds their overall exclusion and marginalization. The Special Rapporteur notes that discrimination on the grounds covered by her mandate, as aligned with article 1 of the Convention, also often intersects with other forms of discrimination, including on the basis of gender; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex status; socioeconomic status; disability; or age. While respecting the limits of the scope of her mandate, the Special Rapporteur intends to integrate the analysis of intersectional discrimination and the ways in which it affects the different groups under her mandate, including through joint work with other special procedure mandate holders, as outlined above. 45. The Special Rapporteur has a particular interest in the intersections between racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and gender. She believes that women from ethnically and racially marginalized groups, including people of African descent, Indigenous Peoples and those subject to descent-based discrimination, are among those experiencing the most severe forms of exclusion and marginalization. The Special Rapporteur intends to mainstream gender analysis into all elements of her work and may also consider reporting to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly on the intersections between racial and gender discrimination over the course of her tenure as mandate holder. The Special Rapporteur intends to consult both the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in the context of her work on race and gender. In addition, the Special Rapporteur is aware of prior collaboration between the previous holders of her mandate and the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity on the intersections between racial discrimination and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex status. The Special Rapporteur expresses her commitment to continuing to focus on such intersections and upholding the collaboration and cooperation with the Independent Expert. D. Inclusivity 46. The Special Rapporteur would like to stress that an inclusive approach to her work is a priority in the implementation of her mandate. As elaborated above, the Special Rapporteur interprets the material scope of the mandate as covering all grounds for discrimination, as articulated in article 1 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. She also intends to ground the implementation of her mandate in the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, which provides an inclusive vision for the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination and the substantive realization of racial equality. Furthermore, the Special Rapporteur intends to ensure continuity with her predecessors, who effectively ensured the integration of analysis inclusive of all relevant groups across their work. 47. The Special Rapporteur intends to ensure, in the fulfilment of her mandate, the full inclusion of people of African descent; Indigenous Peoples; ethnic minorities; those experiencing descent-based discrimination; those experiencing racism and xenophobia in the context of migration; those experiencing all forms of nationality discrimination; and those subjected to religious discrimination, including but not limited to antisemitism and Islamophobia. The Special Rapporteur envisages additional scope for advocacy on the rights of those subjected to descent-based discrimination and religious intolerance, while maintaining all other groups as core constituents of her mandate. E. Analysis of the historical roots of contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance 48. The Special Rapporteur views analysis of the historical roots of contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance as vital to the effective implementation of her mandate. Contemporary manifestations of these phenomena cannot be understood in a historical vacuum. The impact of the harmful legacies of colonialism and slavery on contemporary forms and manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, GE.23-09089 11

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