A/RES/67/179 United Nations Distr.: General 3 April 2013 General Assembly Sixty-seventh session Agenda item 69 (b) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 2012 [on the report of the Third Committee (A/67/457/Add.2 and Corr.1)] 67/179. Freedom of religion or belief The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 36/55 of 25 November 1981, by which it proclaimed the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, Recalling also article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1 article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 2 and other relevant human rights provisions, Recalling further its previous resolutions on the elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief, including resolution 66/168 of 19 December 2011, and Human Rights Council resolution 19/8 of 22 March 2012, 3 Recognizing the important work carried out by the Human Rights Committee in providing guidance with respect to the scope of freedom of religion or belief, Considering that religion or belief, for those who profess either, is one of the fundamental elements in their conception of life and that freedom of religion or belief should be fully respected and guaranteed, Reaffirming that everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief, which includes the freedom to have or not to have, or to adopt, a religion or belief of one’s own 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, Deeply concerned at continuing acts of intolerance and violence based on religion or belief against individuals and members of religious communities and _______________ 1 See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. Resolution 217 A (III). 3 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 53 and corrigendum (A/67/53 and Corr.1), chap. III, sect. A. 2 12-48934 *1248934* Please recycle