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/73/157
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, 68/151 of
18 December 2013, 69/162 of 18 December 2014, 70/140 of 17 December 2015,
71/181 of 19 December 2016 and 72/157 of 19 December 2017, entitled “A global
call for concrete action 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”,
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 and forms of discrimination, 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 Judgment of the
Tribunal which recognized as criminal, inter alia, the SS organization and 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 Judgment,
Mindful of the horrors of the Second World War, and stressing in this regard that
the victory over Nazism in the Second World War contributed to the establishment of
the conditions for the creation of the United Nations, designed to prevent future wars
and save succeeding generations from the scourge of war,
Noting that neo-Nazism is more than just the glorification of a past movement,
it is a contemporary phenomenon with strong vested interests in racial inequality and
an investment in gaining broad support for its false claims of racial superiority,
Recalling 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 paragraphs 84 to 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, 13 and 54,
Alarmed at the spread in many parts of the world of various extremist political
parties, movements, ideologies and groups of a racist or xenophobic character,
including neo-Nazis and skinhead groups, and at the fact that this trend has resulted
in the implementation of discriminatory measures and policies at the local or national
levels,
Noting with concern that, even where neo-Nazis do not formally participate in
government, the presence therein of extreme right-wing ideologues can have the
effect of injecting into governance and political discourse the same ideologies that
make neo-Nazism so dangerous,
Alarmed at music lyrics and video games that advocate racial hatred and incite
discrimination, hostility or violence,
Concerned by the use of Internet platforms by groups that propagate hate to
plan, fundraise and circulate information about public events aimed at promoting
racism, xenophobia and related intolerance, such as rallies, demonstrations and acts
of violence,
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See A/CONF.189/12 and A/CONF.189/12/Corr.1, chap. I.
See A/CONF.211/8, chap. I.
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