Law-ref.org Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief
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ARTICLE-2     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. For the purposes of the present Declaration, the expression "intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief" means any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on religion or belief and having as its purpose or as its effect nullification or impairment of the recognition, enjoyment or exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms on an equal basis. ...


ARTICLE-4     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. All States shall take effective measures to prevent and eliminate discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief in the recognition, exercise and enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms in all fields of civil, economic, political, social and cultural life. ...