Elimination of All Forms of Religious Intolerance

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 101Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance, published in 1986.

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30 versions · 1968–2005

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12 topics

Conferences Declarations Freedom of Thought Information Centres Information Dissemination Laws and Regulations Non-Governmental Organizations Religious Freedom Religious Intolerance Report Preparation Training and Research Institutions Training Programmes

What does this mandate say?

10 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms that freedom of thought, conscience, religion and beliefis a right guaranteed to ali without discrimination;

Urges States, therefore, in accordance with their respective constitutional systems, to provide, where they have not already done so, adequate constitutional and legal guarantees of freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief;

Endorses the request of the Commission on Human Rights to the Secretary-General, contained in its resolution 1985/51 of 14 March 1985,3º to prepare a compendium of the national legislation and regulations of States on the question of freedom of religion or belief, with particular regard to the measures taken to combat intolerance or discrimination in this field;

Encourages Governments, specialized agencies. intergovernmental organizations and non-govemmental organizations to supply the Special Rapporteur of the Sub- Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection ofMinorities, as requested, with inforrnation relevant to the study she is preparing on the current dimensions of the problems of intolerance and of discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, so as to enable her to submit the final report to the Sub-Commission as soon as possible;

Takes note with appreciation of the report of thc Seminar on the Encouragement of Understanding, Tolerance and Respect in Matters relating to Freedom of Reli - gion or Belief; 1º5 6.

Urges ali States to take ali appropriate measures to combat intolerance and to encourage understanding, tolerance and respect in matters relating to freedom of religion or belief and, in this context, to examine where necessary the supervision and training of their civil servants, educators and other public officials to ensure that, in the course of their official duties, they respect different religions and beliefs and do not discriminate against persons profcssing other religions or beliefs;

Invites the United Nations University and other academic and research institutions to undertake programmes and studies on the encouragement of understanding, tolerance and respect in matters relating to freedom of religion or belief;

Invites the Secretary-General to continue to give high priority to the dissemination of the text of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forrns of lntolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, in ali official languages ofthe United Nations, and to take ali appropriate measures to make the text available for use by United Nations inforrnation centres, as well as by other interested bodies;

Requests the Secretary-General in this context to invite interested non-governmental organizations to consider what further role they could envisage playing regarding the dissemination of the Declaration in national and local languages;

Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue its consideration of measures to implement the Declaration and to report, through the Economic and Social Council, to the General Assembly at its forty-first session;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of íts forty-first session the item entitled "Elimination of ali

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forms of religious intolerance" and to consider the report of the Commission on Human Rights under that item.

116th p/enary meeting

13 December 1985

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