Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 21 December 2010  [on the report of the Third Committee (A/65/454 and Corr.1)]  65/199. Inadmissibility of certain practices that contribute  to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial  discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance        The General Assembly,    Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of  Human Rights, 1  the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2  the  International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination3  and other relevant human rights instruments,    Recalling the provisions of Commission on Human Rights resolutions 2004/16  of 16 April 20044 and 2005/5 of 14 April 20055 and relevant Human Rights Council  resolutions, in particular resolution 7/34 of 28 March 2008, 6 as well as General  Assembly resolutions 60/143 of 16 December 2005, 61/147 of 19 December 2006,  62/142 of 18 December 2007, 63/162 of 18 December 2008 and 64/147 of  18 December 2009 on this issue and resolutions 61/149 of 19 December 2006,  62/220 of 22 December 2007, 63/242 of 24 December 2008 and 64/148 of  18 December 2009, entitled “Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial  discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive  implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of  Action”,    Recalling also the Charter of the Nuremberg Tribunal and the Judgement of  the Tribunal, which recognized, inter alia, the SS organization and all its integral  parts, including the Waffen SS, as criminal and declared it responsible for many war  crimes and crimes against humanity,  _______________  1 Resolution 217 A (III).  2 See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.  3 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 660, No. 9464.  4 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2004, Supplement No. 3 (E/2004/23), chap. II,  sect. A.  5 Ibid., 2005, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda (E/2005/23 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A.  6 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-third Session, Supplement No. 53 (A/63/53), chap. II.   A/RES/65/199  2    Recalling further the relevant provisions of the Durban Declaration and  Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference against Racism, Racial  Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance on 8 September 2001, 7  in  particular paragraph 2 of the Declaration and paragraph 86 of the Programme of  Action, as well as the relevant provisions of the outcome document of the Durban  Review Conference, of 24 April 2009,8 in particular paragraphs 11 and 54,    Alarmed, in this regard, at the spread in many parts of the world of various  extremist political parties, movements and groups, including neo-Nazis and  skinhead groups, as well as similar extremist ideological movements,    Recalling that in 2010 the international community celebrated the sixty-fifth  anniversary of victory in the Second World War, and welcoming in this regard the  special solemn meeting of the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly, held on  6 May 2010,    Recalling also that the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly coincides  with the sixty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Nuremberg Tribunal and  the adoption of its Charter,    1.  Reaffirms the relevant provisions of the Durban Declaration7 and of the  outcome document of the Durban Review Conference,8 in which States condemned  the persistence and resurgence of neo-Nazism, neo-Fascism and violent nationalist  ideologies based on racial and national prejudice and stated that those phenomena  could never be justified in any instance or in any circumstances;    2.  Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Special Rapporteur on  contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related  intolerance, prepared in accordance with the request contained in General Assembly  resolution 64/147;9    3.  Expresses its appreciation to the United Nations High Commissioner for  Human Rights for her commitment to maintaining the fight against racism as one of  the priority activities of her Office;    4.  Expresses deep concern about the glorification of the Nazi movement  and former members of the Waffen SS organization, including by erecting  monuments and memorials and holding public demonstrations in the name of the  glorification of the Nazi past, the Nazi movement and neo-Nazism, as well as by  declaring or attempting to declare such members and those who fought against the  anti-Hitler coalition and collaborated with the Nazi movement participants in  national liberation movements;    5.  Expresses concern at recurring attempts to desecrate or demolish  monuments erected in remembrance of those who fought against Nazism during the  Second World War, as well as to unlawfully exhume or remove the remains of such  persons, and in this regard urges States to fully comply with their relevant  obligations, inter alia, under article 34 of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva  Conventions of 1949;10  _______________  7 See A/CONF.189/12 and Corr.1, chap. I.  8 See A/CONF.211/8, chap. I.  9 See A/65/323.  10 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1125, No. 17512.   A/RES/65/199  3    6.  Notes with concern the increase in the number of racist incidents in  several countries and the rise of skinhead groups, which have been responsible for  many of these incidents, as well as the resurgence of racist and xenophobic violence  targeting members of ethnic, religious or cultural communities and national  minorities, as observed by the Special Rapporteur in his latest report to the General  Assembly;    7.  Reaffirms that such acts may be qualified to fall within the scope of  activities described in article 4 of the International Convention on the Elimination of  All Forms of Racial Discrimination3 and that they may represent a clear and  manifest abuse of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association as  well as the rights to freedom of opinion and expression within the meaning of those  rights as guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,1 the  International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights2 and the International  Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination;    8.  Stresses 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 those who fought  against the anti-Hitler coalition and collaborated with the Nazi movement, and  poison the minds of 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 and is incompatible with the goals and principles of the  Organization;    9.  Also stresses that such practices fuel contemporary forms of racism,  racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and contribute to the  spread and multiplication of various extremist political parties, movements and  groups, including neo-Nazis and skinhead groups, and in this regard calls for  increased political and legal vigilance;    10. Emphasizes the need to take the measures necessary to put an end to the  practices described above, and calls upon States to take more effective measures in  accordance with international human rights law to combat those phenomena and the  extremist movements, which pose a real threat to democratic values;    11. Recalls the recommendation of the Special Rapporteur, made in his latest  report to the General Assembly, to introduce into domestic criminal law a provision  according to which committing an offence with racist or xenophobic motivations or  aims constitutes an aggravating circumstance allowing for enhanced penalties, and  encourages those States whose legislation does not contain such provisions to  consider that recommendation;    12. Reaffirms, in this regard, the particular importance of all forms of  education, including human rights education, as a complement to legislative measures,  as outlined by the Special Rapporteur;    13. Emphasizes the recommendation of the Special Rapporteur regarding the  importance of history classes in teaching the dramatic events and human suffering  that resulted from the ideologies of Nazism and Fascism;    14. Stresses the importance of other positive measures and initiatives aimed  at bringing communities together and providing them with space for genuine  dialogue, such as round tables, working groups and seminars, including training  seminars for State agents and media professionals, as well as awareness-raising  activities, especially those initiated by civil society representatives which require  continued State support;   A/RES/65/199  4    15. Underlines the potentially positive role that relevant United Nations  entities and programmes, in particular the United Nations Educational, Scientific  and Cultural Organization, can play in the aforementioned areas;    16. Reaffirms that, according to article 4 of the International Convention on  the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, States parties to that  instrument are, inter alia, under the obligation:    (a)  To condemn all propaganda and all organizations that are based on ideas  of racial superiority or that attempt to justify or promote racial hatred and  discrimination in any form;    (b)  To undertake to adopt immediate and positive measures designed to  eradicate all incitement to, or acts of, such discrimination, with due regard to the  principles embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the rights  expressly set forth in article 5 of the Convention;    (c)  To declare as an offence punishable by law all dissemination of ideas  based on racial superiority or hatred, and incitement to racial discrimination, as well  as all acts of violence or incitement to such acts against any race or group of persons  of another colour or ethnic origin, and also the provision of any assistance to racist  activities, including the financing thereof;    (d)  To declare illegal and prohibit organizations and organized and all other  propaganda activities that promote and incite racial discrimination, and to recognize  participation in such organizations or activities as an offence punishable by law;    (e)  To prohibit public authorities or public institutions, national or local,  from promoting or inciting racial discrimination;    17. Also reaffirms that, as underlined in paragraph 13 of the outcome  document of the Durban Review Conference, any advocacy of national, racial or  religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence  should be prohibited by law, as should the dissemination of ideas based on racial  superiority, hatred, acts of violence or incitement to such acts, and that these  prohibitions are consistent with freedom of opinion and expression;    18. Expresses concern about the use of the Internet to propagate racism,  racial hatred, xenophobia, racial discrimination and related intolerance, as outlined  in the latest report of the Special Rapporteur to the General Assembly;    19. Underlines, at the same time, the positive role that the exercise of the  right to freedom of opinion and expression, as well as full respect for the freedom to  seek, receive and impart information, including through the Internet, can play in  combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;    20. Encourages those States that have made reservations to article 4 of the  International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination to  give serious consideration to withdrawing such reservations as a matter of priority, as  stressed by the Special Rapporteur in his latest report to the General Assembly;    21. Encourages States parties to the International Convention on the  Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination to ensure that their legislation  incorporates the provisions of the Convention, including those of article 4;    22. Recalls the request of the Commission on Human Rights, in its resolution  2005/5,5 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;   A/RES/65/199  5    23. Requests the Special Rapporteur to prepare, for submission to the  General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session and to the Human Rights Council,  reports on the implementation of the present resolution based on the views collected  in accordance with the request of the Commission on Human Rights, as recalled by  the Assembly in paragraph 22 above;    24. Expresses its appreciation to those Governments that have provided  information to the Special Rapporteur in the course of the preparation of his report  to the General Assembly;    25. Also expresses its appreciation to representatives of civil society for their  contribution to the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and  related intolerance;    26. Stresses that such information is important for the sharing of experiences  and best practices in the fight against extremist political parties, movements and  groups, including neo-Nazis and skinhead groups, as well as extremist ideological  movements;    27. Encourages Governments and non-governmental organizations to  cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur in the exercise of the tasks outlined in  paragraph 22 above;    28. Encourages Governments, non-governmental organizations and relevant  actors to disseminate, as widely as possible, information regarding the contents of  and the principles outlined in the present resolution, including through the media,  but not limited to it;    29. Decides to remain seized of the issue.