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7.
Urges States to take resolute action to prohibit the dissemination, including through
political institutions and organizations, of racist and xenophobic ideas and material aimed at any
religion or its followers that constitute incitement to racial and religious hatred, hostility or
violence;
8.
Also urges States to provide, within their respective legal and constitutional systems,
adequate protection against acts of hatred, discrimination, intimidation and coercion resulting
from defamation of religions, to take all possible measures to promote tolerance and respect for
all religions and their value systems and to complement legal systems with intellectual and moral
strategies to combat religious hatred and intolerance;
9.
Further urges all States to ensure that all public officials, including members of law
enforcement bodies, the military, civil servants and educators, in the course of their official
duties, respect different religions and beliefs and do not discriminate against persons on the
grounds of their religion or belief, and that any necessary and appropriate education or training is
provided;
10. Emphasizes that everyone has the right to freedom of expression, which should be
exercised with responsibility and may therefore be subject to limitations as provided by law and
necessary for respect of the rights or reputations of others, protection of national security or of
public order, public health or morals and respect for religions and beliefs;
11. Deplores the use of the print, audio-visual and electronic media, including the
Internet, and any other means to incite acts of violence, xenophobia or related intolerance and
discrimination towards Islam or any other religion;
12. Invites the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to report on all manifestations of defamation
of religions and in particular on the serious implications of Islamophobia on the enjoyment of all
rights at its sixth session;
13. Requests the High Commissioner for Human Rights to report to the Human Rights
Council on the implementation of this resolution at its sixth session.
31st meeting
30 March 2007
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 24 to 14,
with 9 abstentions. See chap. III.]
4/10. Elimination of all forms of intolerance and of
discrimination based on religion or belief
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling all resolutions on the elimination of all forms of intolerance and of
discrimination based on religion or belief that have been adopted by the General Assembly and
by the Commission on Human Rights,
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