Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices
that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
A/RES/77/204
32. Stresses the need to respect the memory and that the practices described
above do injustice to the memory of the countless victims of crimes against humanity
committed in the Second World War, in particular those committed by the SS
organization and by those who fought against the anti-Hitler coalition and
collaborated with the Nazi movement, and may negatively influence children and
young people, and that failure by States to effectively address such practices is
incompatible with the obligations of States Members of the United Nations under its
Charter, including those related to the purposes and principles of the Organization;
33. Also stresses that all such practices may fuel contemporary forms of
racism, racial discrimination, antisemitism, discrimination based on religion or belief,
including Islamophobia and Christianophobia, xenophobia and related intolerance
and contribute to the spread and multiplication of various extremist political parties,
movements and groups of a racist or xenophobic character, including neo -Nazis and
skinhead groups, and in this regard calls for increased vigilance ;
34. Expresses concern that the human rights and democratic challenges posed
by extremist political parties, movements and groups are universal and no country is
immune to them;
35. Emphasizes the need to take appropriate measures necessary to counter the
practices described above, and calls upon States and all other stakeholders to take
more effective measures, while fully respecting international human rights law, to
prevent, counter and combat those phenomena and extremist movements of a racist
or xenophobic character, which pose a real threat to democratic values, and to increase
their vigilance and be proactive in strengthening their efforts to recognize and
effectively address those challenges;
36. Underlines the importance of reliable disaggregated data and statistics on
racist and xenophobic crimes for identifying the types of offences committed, the
profiles of victims and of perpetrators and whether the latter are affiliated with
extremist movements or groups, thus enhancing better understanding of the
phenomenon, identifying effective measures to address such racist and xenophobic
crimes and assessing the impact of these measures, and recalls in this regard the
commitments made in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 17 on data,
monitoring and accountability, including collecting data disaggregated by
characteristics relevant in national contexts;
37. Encourages States to adopt further measures to support training for the
police and other law enforcement bodies on the ideologies of extremist political
parties, movements and groups the advocacy of which constitutes incitement to racist
and xenophobic violence, to strengthen their capacity to address racist and
xenophobic crimes and prevent racial profiling practices, to fulfil their responsibility
for bringing to justice the perpetrators of such crimes and to combat impunity;
38. Expresses deep concern about the increased number of seats occupied by
representatives of extremist parties of a racist or x enophobic character in a number of
national and local parliaments, and emphasizes in this regard the need for all
democratic political parties to base their programmes and activities on respect for
human rights and freedoms, democracy, the rule of law and good governance and to
condemn all messages disseminating ideas that are based on racial superiority or
hatred and that have the objective of fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;
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