A/HRC/53/60 xenophobia and related intolerance, including those relating to civil, political, economic, social, cultural and group rights, is abundantly clear. As included in a number of submissions received by the Special Rapporteur to inform the present report, such contemporary forms and manifestations of racism include economic exploitation, inequality within and among States, systemic racism, racism within law enforcement and criminal justice systems, violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, including their land rights, contemporary forms of slavery and the destruction of cultural heritage. At the outset of her mandate, the Special Rapporteur recognizes the impact of the harmful legacies of colonialism and slavery on many groups, including people of African descent, Indigenous Peoples, those affected by descentbased discrimination, including on the basis of caste, and those subjected to anti-Asian racism. Given the inextricable link between colonialism and slavery and contemporary forms of racism, the Special Rapporteur intends to integrate historical analysis across all the applicable elements of her work. 49. Such an approach is in continuity with the work of her predecessors, who consistently highlighted the harmful legacies of colonialism and slavery, including in relation to global extractivism, international development paradigms, particularly the 2030 Agenda, and the climate and ecological crises. It is also aligned with the international legal framework upon which the Special Rapporteur intends to ground her work. As detailed above, the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action incorporates the recognition that colonialism has led to racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. It further acknowledges that Africans and people of African descent, Asians and people of Asian descent and Indigenous Peoples are victims of colonialism and slavery and their consequences. The preamble of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination contains a reference to the condemnation by the United Nations of colonialism and all practices of segregation and discrimination in whatever form and calls for their abolition wherever they exist, citing the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples of 14 December 1960. F. Analysis of the nexus between digital technologies and contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance 50. The Special Rapporteur has identified the nexus between digital technologies and contemporary forms of racism and racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance as a priority thematic area for her mandate. She recognizes the work of her direct predecessor on this topic, including in relation to digital technologies deployed to advance the xenophobic and racially discriminatory treatment and exclusion of migrants, refugees and stateless persons.16 The Special Rapporteur wishes to continue this focus due to her concerns about the increasing impact of digital technologies on the lived experiences of those facing racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the risks posed to racial equality by the continuing proliferation of technologies in a way that is insufficiently attuned to equality and non-discrimination concerns. 51. Within the overall theme of digital technologies and contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, the Special Rapporteur wishes to prioritize the exploration of online hate speech and intends to make it the focus of her report to the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session. The Special Rapporteur is deeply concerned by the increasing proliferation of online hate speech, including on the basis of race, ethnicity, descent, religion, nationality or migration status, as reflected in information she received to inform the present report. 52. Within her forthcoming report to the General Assembly, she intends to focus on the gaps and challenges faced in addressing the different forms and manifestations of online hate speech, while ensuring full respect for freedom of expression as enshrined within international human rights law. She intends to explore the different forms and manifestations of online hate speech, including but not limited to online hate speech amounting to incitement 16 12 See A/HRC/48/76, A/75/590 and A/HRC/44/57. GE.23-09089