UNITED NATIONS E Economic and Social Council Distr. GENERAL E/CN.4/1996/72/Add.1 23 January 1995 ENGLISH Original: ENGLISH/FRENCH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-second session Item 12 of the provisional agenda IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF ACTION FOR THE THIRD DECADE TO COMBAT RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Report by Mr. Maurice Glèlè-Ahanhanzo, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, on his mission to Brazil, from 6 to 17 June 1995, submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolutions 1993/20 and 1995/12 CONTENTS Paragraphs Page Introduction A. Purpose of the mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 2 3 B. Chronology of the mission 3 - 9 3 10 - 24 5 Historical, geographic, economic and social overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 20 5 B. Political overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 8 C. Human rights overview 22 - 24 8 I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OVERVIEW OF BRAZIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. GE.96-10334 (E) . . . . . . . . . . . .

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