A/HRC/48/76 Advance Unedited Version Distr.: General 22 September 2021 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-eighth session 13 September–1 October 2021 Agenda item 9 Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Racial and Xenophobic discrimination and the use of digital technologies in border and immigration enforcement Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance* Summary The present report complements the Special Rapporteur’s prior report to the Human Rights Council, entitled “Racial discrimination and emerging digital technologies: a human rights analysis”, and aims to highlight how digital technologies are being deployed to advance the xenophobic and racially discriminatory treatment and exclusion of migrants, refugees, and stateless persons. In some cases, discrimination and exclusion occur in the absence of explicit animus, but as a result of the pursuit of bureaucratic and humanitarian efficiency without the necessary human rights safeguards. The report also notes that vast economic profits associated with border securitization and digitization are a significant part of the problem. * The present report was submitted late to reflect the most recent information received in response to a call for submission issued by the mandate.