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100.87. Strengthen the role of the family in order to protect children from
drugs and sexual exploitation, and reduce juvenile delinquency (Qatar);
100.88. Ensure the right to freedom of religion or belief (Brazil);
100.89. Include constitutional measures to provide for freedom of religion or
belief to all persons residing in the country (United States);
100.90. Amend its legislation to enable the enjoyment and practice of freedom
of religion or belief for both citizens and foreigners living in the country
(Ghana);
100.91. Take concrete steps to encourage and facilitate open and public debate
on religious issues (Norway);
100.92. Take all measures necessary to ensure full respect for freedom of
religion or belief and freedom from discrimination on the basis of religion,
including by way of allowing non-Muslims to become citizens and withdrawing
its reservation to article 18 of ICCPR (Sweden);
100.93. Take all measures necessary to ensure full respect for freedom of
expression and to guarantee that journalists can practice their profession freely
(France);
100.94. Ensure that all people, including migrants, are allowed to practice
their religion or belief freely, including by enacting legislation that explicitly
protects the right to freedom of religion or belief (Norway);
100.95. Remove legislation which discriminates against individuals on the basis
of their religion or belief (Australia);
100.96. Consider appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against
religious minorities in accordance with international standards (Slovakia);
100.97. Take legislative and practical measures with a view to the realization of
the right to freedom of religion and belief (Austria);
100.98. Enact legislation that also allows non-Muslims to acquire Maldivian
citizenship (Austria);
100.99. Enact legislation to ensure that all persons may freely exercise their
religion in public and build places of worship (Austria);
100.100. Examine the possibility of decriminalizing apostasy and blasphemy
(Argentina)4;
100.101. Make the necessary amendments to legislation in order to ensure that
communities of all faiths and religions have an equal place in a democratic
society (Indonesia);
100.102. Decriminalize apostasy (Austria);
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criminal responsibility to at least 12 years, and ensure that children in conflict with the law have
access to education (Ghana)”.
The recommendation as made during the interactive dialogue was “Examine the possibility of
repealing the provisions of the Criminal Code, which criminalize apostasy and blasphemy
(Argentina)”.
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