A/HRC/RES/46/6
(a)
To ensure that their constitutional and legislative systems provide adequate and
effective guarantees of freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief to all, without
distinction, by, inter alia, the provision of access to justice and effective remedies in cases
where the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief, or the right to freely
practise one’s religion, including the right to change one’s religion or belief, is violated;
(b)
To implement all accepted universal periodic review recommendations
relating to the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief;
(c)
To ensure that no one within their jurisdiction is deprived of the right to life,
liberty or security of person because of religion or belief, and that no one is subjected to
torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, or arbitrary arrest or
detention on that account, and to bring to justice all perpetrators of violations of these rights;
(d)
To end violations of the human rights of women, and to devote particular
attention to abolishing practices and legislation that discriminate against women, including
in the exercise of their right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief;
(e)
To ensure that no one is discriminated against on the basis of his or her religion
or belief in their access to, inter alia, education, medical care, employment, humanitarian
assistance or social benefits, and to ensure that everyone has the right and the opportunity to
have access, on general terms of equality, to public services in their country, without any
discrimination on the basis of religion or belief;
(f)
To review, whenever relevant, existing registration practices in order to ensure
that such practices do not limit the right of all individuals to manifest their religion or belief,
either alone or in community with others and in public or private;
(g)
To ensure that no official documents are withheld from the individual on the
grounds of religion or belief, and that everyone has the right to refrain from disclosing
information concerning their religious affiliation in such documents against their will;
(h)
To ensure in particular the right of all individuals to worship, assemble or teach
in connection with a religion or belief and their right to establish and maintain places for
these purposes, and the right of all individuals to seek, receive and impart information and
ideas in these areas;
(i)
To ensure that, in accordance with appropriate national legislation and in
conformity with international human rights law, the freedom of all individuals, including
persons belonging to religious minorities, to establish and maintain religious, charitable or
humanitarian institutions is fully respected and protected;
(j)
To ensure that all public officials and civil servants, including members of law
enforcement bodies, and personnel of detention facilities, the military and educators, in the
course of fulfilling their official duties respect freedom of religion or belief and do not
discriminate for reasons based on religion or belief, and that all necessary and appropriate
awareness-raising, education or training is provided;
(k)
To take all necessary and appropriate action, in conformity with international
human rights obligations, to combat hatred, discrimination, intolerance and acts of violence,
intimidation and coercion motivated by intolerance based on religion or belief, and any
advocacy of religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility and
violence, with particular regard to persons belonging to religious minorities in all parts of the
world;
(l)
To promote, through the educational system and other means, mutual
understanding, tolerance, non-discrimination and respect in all matters relating to freedom of
religion or belief by encouraging, in society at large, a wider knowledge of different religions
and beliefs and of the history, traditions, languages and cultures of the various religious
minorities existing within their jurisdiction;
(m) To prevent any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on
religion or belief that impairs the recognition, enjoyment or exercise of human rights and
fundamental freedoms on an equal basis, and to detect signs of intolerance that may lead to
discrimination based on religion or belief;
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