SOGI UN source Archives: Special Rapporteur on Racism
Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, A/HRC/29/46/Add.1, 20 April 2015: Republic of Korea
IV. Institutional framework for combating racism 21. NHRCK has a mandate to investigate the human rights violations perpetrated by central and local governments and to provide remedies to the victims. The Commission also has jurisdiction over discrimination committed by private entities and organizations on the basis of sex, religion, disability, age, social status, nationality, race, […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of ismism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, A/HRC/29/47, 13 April 2015
II. Information received relating to the existence of extremist political parties, movements and groups, including neo-Nazis, skinhead groups and similar extremist ideological movements B. Protecting victims and vulnerable groups against racist and xenophobic crimes 13. The Special Rapporteur has received reports of attacks by individuals and groups linked to far-right and neo-Nazi groups on homosexual […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, A/69/340, 22 August 2014
III. Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in sports A. Context 14. The Special Rapporteur would like to clarify that racism in sports is only one manifestation of discrimination and exclusion directed at persons and groups on the basis of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or other characteristics. Only by redressing the historical […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, A/69/334, 21 August 2014: Colombia
II. Contributions received from Member States E. Colombia 26. The Government referred to article 13 of the Constitution, which provides for the right to equality without discrimination on the basis of gender, race, national origin, language, religion or political opinion. In 2011, Colombia promulgated Law 1482, by which the Penal Code was modified to safeguard […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, A/HRC/26/49, 6 May 2014
III. Use of internet and social media for propagating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance B. Manifestations of racism, xenophobia, hate speech and other related forms of intolerance on the Internet and social media networks 17. One of the greatest drawbacks of the Internet, however, is the fact that it also provides a platform […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, A/HRC/26/50, 10 April 2014
II. Extremist political parties, movements and groups, including neo-Nazis, skinhead groups and similar extremist ideological movements, particularly in the context of the current economic crisis B. The persistence of persecution, racial violence and xenophobic crimes against vulnerable groups 10. Indeed, an increase in incidents involving racist violence perpetrated by extremist movements and groups, including neo-Nazis, […]