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100. In order to ensure the voluntary nature of religious orientation, the
Government should provide viable options for anyone choosing to disaffiliate or
not to register his or her religious background.
101. The Ministry of Education should speed up current efforts to produce a
common history schoolbook that includes the recent history of civil war,
presented from the perspective of the different communities concerned.
102. The occasional practice of censorship of films and printed materials
deemed offensive to religious feelings of certain communities should be brought
fully into line with freedom of expression, as laid down in the Constitution and
in international human rights norms.
103. The Government should bring the provisions of the Penal Code fully into
line with the freedom of expression, as provided for in the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
104. The Government, in particular the Ministry of Education, should take
measures to ensure more religious diversity in public schools, in particular in
schools located in impoverished neighbourhoods.
105. Municipal administrations should take measures to avoid the constitution
of religiously homogeneous neighbourhoods and to promote social and religious
diversity, in particular in impoverished urban and rural areas.
106. The Government should develop a legal framework in accordance with
international norms and standards for refugees fleeing religious persecution or
other grounds, and ensure that policies about their entry and residence always
safeguard their dignity and human rights.
C.
Recommendations addressed to the international community
107. The international community should recognize the unique heritage of
religious diversity in Lebanon and support the country in its development of
that diversity, on the basis of respect for the freedom of religion or belief of all.
108. The international community should support the Government in its
efforts to accommodate refugees, including those who have fled conflicts with
sectarian components.
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