http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37193140It (The UN) said the EU referendum campaign had been marked by "divisive, anti-immigrant and xenophobic rhetoric"...
Imogen Foulkes, BBC Geneva correspondent, said the report had made some "pretty blunt criticisms".
She said it had called for politicians to be "much more open about condemning abuse" and for strict sentences against those guilty of expressing hatred.
"There are laws in Britain against hate crime that the UN feels are not being used and that therefore there is a climate of impunity," our correspondent added.
David Isaac, chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said the organisation shared the UN's concerns and supported its call for "effective investigation and prosecution of all acts of racist hate crime".
"There are concerns that the acrimonious and divisive manner in which the referendum debate was conducted exacerbated worrying divisions in British society, and has been used by a minority to legitimise race hate", he said.
Not only is the UN highly critical of the UK politicians during the referendum, but it also highlights the lack of action over race hate crimes.
Hopefully, the police will take note and conduct more rigorous investigations into those expressing racial hatred, and incitement to violence.