A/70/286 parents who have converted, will in many cases also violate the rights of the child; (n) States should provide appropriate training for judges or other officials involved in the settlement of family conflicts, such as divorces, in order to ensure that the religious orientation of parents or legal guardians, including religious conversion, does not lead to discriminatory treatment; (o) States should provide effective anti-discrimination legislation and policies, to eliminate all forms of discrimination based on the religion or belief of the child and his or her parents or legal guardians. Special attention should be given to aggravated, multiple or intersectional discrimination, for instance discrimination based on religion or belief in combination with ethnicity, age and gender; (p) States should collect disaggregated statistical data, which may help in detecting concealed forms of discrimination based on the religion or belief of a child, or his or her parents; (q) States should take all appropriate measures to eliminate harmful practices. When tackling the issue of harmful practices, including practices allegedly based on certain cultural or religious traditions, States should avoid stereotypical overgeneralizations and should bear in mind the inter- and intrareligious diversity which usually exists with regard to such practices; (r) Religious communities should discuss the issue of how to better ensure respect for the freedom of religion or belief of children within their teaching and community practices, bearing in mind the status of the child as a rights holder and the need to respect the evolving capacities of each child; (s) Religious community leaders should support the elimination of harmful practices inflicted on children, including by publicly challenging problematic religious justifications for such practices whenever they occur. 22/22 15-12514

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