UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/9/12 2 September 2008 ENGLISH Original: FRENCH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Ninth session Item 9 of the agenda RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED FORMS OF INTOLERANCE: FOLLOW-UP TO AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DURBAN DECLARATION AND PROGRAMME OF ACTION Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Doudou Diène, on the manifestations of defamation of religions and in particular on the serious implications of Islamophobia on the enjoyment of all rights* * This report was drawn up by Mr. Doudou Diène, given that the new Special Rapporteur, Mr. Githu Muigai, was appointed on 1 August 2008. The late submission of the document is explained by the concern to include the most up-to-date information. GE.08-15397 (E) 240908 240908