A/69/334 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 68/150 on combating glorification of Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. 2. Concerned by the spread in many parts of the world of various extremist political parties, movements and groups, including neo -Nazis and skinhead groups and similar extremist ideological movements, which has led to an increasing number of acts of racially based violence and mounting hate speech in the public sphere, as observed by the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (see A/HRC/26/50 and A/68/329), the General Assembly recalled, in paragraph 35 of its resolution 68/150, the request of the Commission on Human Rights, in its resolution 2005/5, that the Special Rapporteur continue to reflect on this issue, make relevant recommendations in his future reports and seek and take into account in this regard the views of Governments and non-governmental organizations. In paragraph 10 of resolution 68/150, the Assembly stressed that failure by States to effectively address such practices was incompatible with the obligations of States Members of the United Nations under its Charter and with the purposes and principles of the Organization. 3. In paragraph 37 of resolution 68/150, the General Assembly requested the Special Rapporteur to prepare and submit to it at its sixty-ninth session a report on the implementation of the resolution, based on the views collected, in accordance with the request of the Commission on Human Rights. 4. In accordance with the practice established in previous reports, the Special Rapporteur summarizes herein information received on relevant activities undertaken by Member States pursuant to resolution 68/150. In preparing the report, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) sent a note verbale on 1 April 2014 to Member States and a letter to non-governmental organizations requesting information on the implementation of the resolution. By 31 June 2014, replies had been received from Argentina, Australia (Human Rights Commission), Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Guyana, Oman, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia and Serbia. The Special Rapporteur also received contributions from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists and the University of Edinburgh. The Special Rapporteur wishes to thank all those who kindly contributed to the present report, and regrets not being able to consider submissions received after that date. 5. The information received is summarized herein, with particular attention paid to information relating to the provisions of paragraphs 4-6, 8-10, 19 and 20 of resolution 68/150, as requested in paragraph 37 of the resolution. The original submissions are available for consultation at the secretariat of OHCHR. 14-59563 3/17