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one’s choice and the freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or
private, to manifest one’s religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance;
3.
Condemns any advocacy of religious hatred that constitutes incitement to
discrimination, hostility or violence, whether it involves the use of print, audio-visual or
electronic media or any other means;
4.
Emphasizes that restrictions on the freedom to manifest one’s religion or
belief are permitted only if limitations are prescribed by law, are necessary to protect public
safety, order, health or morals, or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others, are nondiscriminatory and are applied in a manner that does not vitiate the right to freedom of
thought, conscience and religion;
5.
Calls upon States to adopt measures and policies to promote respect for
places of worship and religious sites;
6.
Expresses concern at the continued existence of instances of religious
intolerance, as well as at emerging obstacles to the enjoyment of the right to freedom of
religion or belief, inter alia:
(a)
Instances of intolerance and violence directed against members of many
religious minorities and other communities in various parts of the world;
(b)
Incidents of religious hatred, discrimination, intolerance and violence, which
may be manifested by the derogatory stereotyping, negative profiling and stigmatization of
persons based on their religion or belief;
(c)
Attacks on religious places, sites and shrines in violation of international law,
in particular human rights and humanitarian law, as they have more than material
significance on the dignity and lives of members of communities holding spiritual or
religious beliefs;
(d)
Instances, both in law and practice, that constitute violations of the
fundamental right to freedom of religion or belief, including of the individual right to
publicly express one’s spiritual and religious beliefs, taking into account the relevant
articles of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as other
international instruments;
(e)
Constitutional and legislative systems that fail to provide adequate and
effective guarantees of freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief to all without
distinction;
7.
Welcomes the report presented by the Special Rapporteur on freedom of
religion or belief (A/HRC/13/40);
8.
Also welcomes the work of the Special Rapporteur, and concludes that there
is a need for the continued contribution of the Special Rapporteur to the protection,
promotion and universal implementation of the right to freedom of religion or belief;
9.
Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for a further period
of three years;
10.
Invites the Special Rapporteur to take into account the content of all previous
resolutions on freedom of religion or belief, in particular the concerns expressed in the
present resolution, while discharging her or his mandate in accordance with paragraph 18 of
Council resolution 6/37 and when reporting to the Council;
11.
Calls upon the Special Rapporteur to work with mass-media organizations to
promote an atmosphere of respect and tolerance for religious and cultural diversity, as well
as multiculturalism;
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