A/70/335 Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance Summary The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action provide a comprehensive framework for combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. In the present report, the Special Rapporteur focuses on the recommendation made to Member States to collect disaggregated data with a view to effectively combating such discrimination. The Special Rapporteur recalls that States have obligations under international human rights law to colle ct ethically disaggregated data with a view to fighting discrimination. He expresses concern about the continued absence of data disaggregated by ethnicity and other prohibited grounds of discrimination. The Special Rapporteur notes that the lack of disaggregated data on racist, xenophobic and hate crimes also means that they remain underrecorded, thus contributing to widespread impunity and limited access to remedies for victims. The Special Rapporteur stresses the indispensable role and benefits of collecting such disaggregated data to effectively combat discrimination and implement equality. He also emphasizes how the challenges posed by such data collection exercises can be overcome by observing internationally agreed -upon human rights safeguards. 2/24 15-14106