Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2014  [on the report of the Third Committee (A/69/486)]  69/160. Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other  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 resolutions 7/34 of 28 March 2008, 6  18/15 of   29 September 20117 and 21/33 of 28 September 2012,8 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, 64/147 of 18 December 2009,  65/199 of 21 December 2010, 66/143 of 19 December 2011, 67/154 of 20 December  2012 and 68/150 of 18 December 2013 on this issue and its resolutions 61/149 of   19 December 2006, 62/220 of 22 December 2007, 63/242 of 24 December 2008,  64/148 of 18 December 2009, 65/240 of 24 December 2010, 66/144 of 19 December  2011, 67/155 of 20 December 2012 and 68/151 of 18 December 2013, 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”,  _______________  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.  7 Ibid., Sixty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 53A and corrigendum (A/66/53/Add.1 and Corr.1), chap. II.  8 Ibid., Sixty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 53A (A/67/53/Add.1), chap. II.   A/RES/69/160  Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling  contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance   2/7    Acknowledging other important initiatives of the General Assembly aimed at  raising awareness about the suffering of victims of racism, racial discrimination,  xenophobia and related intolerance, including in the historical perspective, in  particular regarding commemoration of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic  slave trade,    Recalling the Charter of the Nuremberg Tribunal and the Judgement of the  Tribunal, which recognized as criminal, inter alia, the SS organization and all its  integral parts, including the Waffen SS, through its officially accepted members  implicated in or with knowledge of the commission of war crimes and crimes  against humanity connected with the Second World War, as well as other relevant  provisions of the Charter and the Judgement,    Recalling also 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, 9 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 2009,10 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 racist extremist movements and ideologies,    Deeply concerned by all recent manifestations of violence and terrorism  incited by violent nationalism, racism, xenophobia and related intolerance,    Recalling that in 2015 the international community will celebrate the  seventieth anniversary of victory over Nazism in the Second World War, and  looking forward in this regard to the initiative to hold a special solemn meeting at  the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly,    1.  Reaffirms the relevant provisions of the Durban Declaration9 and of the  outcome document of the Durban Review Conference,10 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 68/150;11     3.  Expresses its appreciation to the United Nations High Commissioner for  Human Rights and his Office for their efforts to fight racism, racial discrimination,  xenophobia and related intolerance, including the maintenance by the Office of the  database on practical means to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia  and related intolerance;    4.  Expresses deep concern about the glorification, in any form, of the Nazi  movement, neo-Nazism and former members of the Waffen SS organization,  including by erecting monuments and memorials and holding public demonstrations  _______________  9 See A/CONF.189/12 and Corr.1, chap. I.  10 See A/CONF.211/8, chap. I.  11 A/69/334.   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/69/160   3/7  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.  Calls for the universal ratification and effective implementation of the  International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,3  and encourages those States parties that have not yet done so to consider making the  declaration under its article 14, thus providing the Committee on the Elimination of  Racial Discrimination with the competence to receive and consider communications  from individuals or groups of individuals within their jurisdiction claiming to be  victims of a violation by a State party of any of the rights set forth in the  Convention;    6.  Emphasizes the recommendation of the Special Rapporteur that “any  commemorative celebration of the Nazi regime, its allies and related organizations,  whether official or unofficial, should be prohibited by States”,12 and stresses in this  regard that it is important that States take measures, in accordance with international  human rights law, to counteract any celebration of the Nazi SS organization and all  its integral parts, including the Waffen SS;    7.  Expresses concern about 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;13     8.  Notes with concern the increase in the number of racist incidents  worldwide, including 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, inter alia, persons belonging to national, ethnic, religious or linguistic  minorities;    9.  Reaffirms that such acts may be qualified to fall within the scope of the  Convention, that they may not be justified when they fall outside the scope of the  rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association as well as the rights to  freedom of expression and that they may fall within the scope of article 20 of the  International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights2 and may be subject to certain  restrictions, as set out in articles 19, 21 and 22 of the Covenant;    10. Condemns without reservation any denial or attempt to deny the  Holocaust;     11. Welcomes the call of the Special Rapporteur for the active preservation of  those Holocaust sites that served as Nazi death camps, concentration and forced  labour camps and prisons, as well as his encouragement of States to take measures,  including legislative, law enforcement and educational measures, to put an end to all  forms of Holocaust denial;    12. Calls upon States to continue to take adequate steps, including through  national legislation, in accordance with international human rights law, aimed at the  _______________  12 Ibid., para. 75.  13 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1125, No. 17512.   A/RES/69/160  Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling  contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance   4/7  prevention of hate speech and incitement to violence against persons belonging to  vulnerable groups;    13. Expresses deep concern about attempts at commercial advertising aimed  at exploiting the sufferings of the victims of war crimes and crimes against  humanity committed during the Second World War by the Nazi regime;    14. 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 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;    15. 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 vigilance;    16. 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;    17. 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  extremist movements, which pose a real threat to democratic values;    18. Encourages States to adopt further measures to provide training for the  police and other law enforcement bodies on the ideologies of extremist political  parties, movements and groups whose advocacy constitutes incitement to racist and  xenophobic violence, to strengthen their capacity to address racist and xenophobic  crimes, to fulfil their responsibility of bringing to justice the perpetrators of such  crimes and to combat impunity;    19. Notes the recommendation of the Special Rapporteur regarding the  responsibility of political leaders and parties in relation to messages that incite  racial discrimination or xenophobia;    20. Expresses concern that ethnic profiling and police violence against  vulnerable groups discourage victims from seeking redress owing to distrust of the  legal system, and in this regard encourages States to improve diversity within law  enforcement agencies and impose appropriate sanctions against those within the  public service found guilty of racially motivated violence or of using hate speech;    21. Recalls the recommendation of the Special Rapporteur to introduce into  national 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;    22. Underlines that the roots of extremism are multifaceted and must be  addressed through adequate measures such as education, awareness-raising and the  promotion of dialogue, and in this regard recommends the increase of measures to   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/69/160   5/7  raise awareness among young people of the dangers of the ideologies and activities  of extremist political parties, movements and groups;    23. 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;    24. Emphasizes the recommendation of the Special Rapporteur presented at  the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly, in which he emphasized the  importance of history classes in teaching the dramatic events and human suffering  which arose out of the adoption of ideologies such as Nazism and Fascism;14     25. 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;    26. Calls upon States to continue to invest in education, in both conventional  and non-conventional curricula, inter alia, in order to transform attitudes and correct  ideas of racial hierarchies and superiority promoted by extremist political parties,  movements and groups and counter their negative influence;    27. Underlines the 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;    28. Reaffirms article 4 of the Convention, according to which States parties  to that instrument condemn all propaganda and all organizations that are based on  ideas or theories of superiority of one race or group of persons of one colour or  ethnic origin, or that attempt to justify or promote racial hatred and discrimination  in any form, and undertake to adopt immediate and positive measures designed to  eradicate all incitement to, or acts of, such discrimination and, to that end, with due  regard to the principles embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights1  and the rights expressly set forth in article 5 of the Convention, inter alia:    (a)  Shall declare 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;    (b)  Shall declare illegal and prohibit organizations, and organized and all  other propaganda activities, that promote and incite racial discrimination, and shall  recognize participation in such organizations or activities as an offence punishable  by law;    (c)  Shall not permit public authorities or public institutions, national or  local, to promote or incite racial discrimination;    29. 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  _______________  14 A/64/295, para. 104.   A/RES/69/160  Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling  contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance   6/7  should be prohibited by law, that all dissemination of ideas based on racial  superiority or hatred, or incitement to racial discrimination, as well as all acts of  violence or incitement to such acts, shall be declared offences punishable by law, in  accordance with the international obligations of States, and that these prohibitions  are consistent with freedom of opinion and expression;    30. Recognizes 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;    31. Expresses concern about the use of the Internet to propagate racism,  racial hatred, xenophobia, racial discrimination and related intolerance, and in this  regard calls upon States parties to the Covenant to implement fully articles 19 and  20 thereof, which guarantee the right to freedom of expression and outline the  grounds on which the exercise of this right can be legitimately restricted;    32. Recognizes the need to promote the use of new information and  communications technologies, including the Internet, to contribute to the fight  against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;    33. Also recognizes the positive role that the media can play in combating  racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, promoting a  culture of tolerance and representing the diversity of a multicultural society;    34. Encourages States, civil society and other relevant stakeholders to use all  opportunities, including those provided by the Internet and social media, to counter,  in accordance with international human rights law, the dissemination of ideas based  on racial superiority or hatred and to promote the values of equality,  non-discrimination, diversity and democracy;    35. Encourages those States that have made reservations to article 4 of the  Convention to give serious consideration to withdrawing such reservations as a  matter of priority, as stressed by the Special Rapporteur;    36. Notes the importance of strengthening cooperation at the regional and  international levels with the aim of countering all manifestations of racism, racial  discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in particular regarding issues  raised in the present resolution;    37. Stresses the importance of cooperating closely with civil society and  international and regional human rights mechanisms in order to counter effectively  all manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related  intolerance, as well as extremist political parties, movements and groups, including  neo-Nazis and skinhead groups, and other similar extremist ideological movements  that incite racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;    38. Encourages States parties to the Convention to ensure that their  legislation incorporates the provisions of the Convention, including those of  article 4;    39. Encourages States to adopt the legislation necessary to combat racism  while ensuring that the definition of racial discrimination set out therein complies  with article 1 of the Convention;    40. Recalls that any legislative or constitutional measures adopted with a  view to countering extremist political parties, movements and groups, including  neo-Nazis and skinhead groups, and similar extremist ideological movements should   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/69/160   7/7  be in conformity with the relevant international human rights norms, in particular  articles 4 and 5 of the Convention and articles 19 to 22 of the Covenant;    41. Also 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;    42. Encourages States to consider including in their reports for the universal  periodic review and to relevant treaty bodies information on the steps taken to  combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, including  with the aim of implementing the provisions of the present resolution;    43. Requests the Special Rapporteur to prepare, for submission to the  General Assembly at its seventieth session and to the Human Rights Council at its  twenty-ninth session, reports on the implementation of the present resolution, in  particular regarding paragraphs 4, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 24 and 25 above, based on the  views collected in accordance with the request of the Commission, as recalled in  paragraph 41 above;     44. Expresses its appreciation to those Governments that have provided  information to the Special Rapporteur in the course of the preparation of his reports  to the General Assembly;    45. 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, and other extremist ideological  movements that incite racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related  intolerance;    46. Encourages Governments and non-governmental organizations to  cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur in the exercise of the tasks outlined in  paragraph 43 above;     47. 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;    48. Decides to remain seized of the issue.