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Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief
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ARTICLE-1
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... 1.
Everyone
shall have the
right
to
freedom of thought, conscience and religion
. This
right
shall
include
freedom
to have a
religion
or whatever
belief
of his
choice
, and
freedom
, either individually or in
community
with others and in
public
or
private
, to manifest his
religion
or
belief
in
worship
,
observance
,
practice
and
teaching
. ...
... 1.
Everyone
shall have the
right
to
freedom of thought, conscience and religion
. This
right
shall
include
freedom
to have a
religion
or whatever
belief
of his
choice
, and
freedom
, either individually or in
community
with others and in
public
or
private
, to manifest his
religion
or
belief
in
worship
,
observance
,
practice
and
teaching
. ...
... 1.
Everyone
shall have the
right
to
freedom of thought, conscience and religion
. This
right
shall
include
freedom
to have a
religion
or whatever
belief
of his
choice
, and
freedom
, either individually or in
community
with others and in
public
or
private
, to manifest his
religion
or
belief
in
worship
,
observance
,
practice
and
teaching
. ...
... 2. No one shall be
subject
to
coercion
which would
impair
his
freedom
to have a
religion
or
belief
of his
choice
. ...
... 3.
Freedom
to manifest one's
religion
or
beliefs
may be
subject
only to such
limitations
as are prescribed by
law
and are necessary to
protect
public safety
,
order
,
health
or
morals
or the
fundamental rights
and
freedoms
of others. ...
ARTICLE-2
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... 1. No one shall be
subject
to
discrimination
by any
State
,
institution
,
group
of
persons
, or
person
on grounds of
religion
or other
beliefs
. ...
... 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. ...
... 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-3
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...
Discrimination
between
human beings
on grounds of
religion
or
belief
constitutes an affront to
human dignity
and a disavowal of the
principles
of the
Charter of the United Nations
, and shall be
condemned
as a
violation
of the
human rights
and
fundamental freedoms
proclaimed in the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
and enunciated in
detail
in the
International Covenants on Human Rights
, and as an obstacle to
friendly
and
peaceful
relations
between
nations
. ...
ARTICLE-4
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... 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
. ...
... 2. All
States
shall make all efforts to enact or rescind
legislation
where necessary to
prohibit
any such
discrimination
, and to take all appropriate
measures
to
combat
intolerance on the grounds of
religion
or other
beliefs
in this matter. ...
ARTICLE-5
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... 1. The
parents
or, as the
case
may be, the
legal guardians
of the
child
have the
right to organize
the
life
within the
family
in
accordance
with their
religion
or
belief
and bearing in
mind
the
moral education
in which they believe the
child
should be brought up. ...
... 2. Every
child
shall enjoy the
right
to have
access
to
education
in the matter of
religion
or
belief
in
accordance
with the wishes of his
parents
or, as the
case
may be,
legal guardians
, and shall not be compelled to
receive
teaching
on
religion
or
belief
against the wishes of his
parents
or
legal guardians
, the best
interests
of the
child
being the
guiding principle
. ...
... 2. Every
child
shall enjoy the
right
to have
access
to
education
in the matter of
religion
or
belief
in
accordance
with the wishes of his
parents
or, as the
case
may be,
legal guardians
, and shall not be compelled to
receive
teaching
on
religion
or
belief
against the wishes of his
parents
or
legal guardians
, the best
interests
of the
child
being the
guiding principle
. ...
... 3. The
child
shall be
protected
from any form of
discrimination
on the ground of
religion
or
belief
. He shall be brought up in a
spirit
of
understanding
,
tolerance
,
friendship
among peoples,
peace
and
universal
brotherhood
,
respect
for
freedom
of
religion
or
belief
of others, and in
full
consciousness that his
energy
and talents should be devoted to the
service
of his fellow
men
. ...
... 3. The
child
shall be
protected
from any form of
discrimination
on the ground of
religion
or
belief
. He shall be brought up in a
spirit
of
understanding
,
tolerance
,
friendship
among peoples,
peace
and
universal
brotherhood
,
respect
for
freedom
of
religion
or
belief
of others, and in
full
consciousness that his
energy
and talents should be devoted to the
service
of his fellow
men
. ...
... 4. In the
case
of a
child
who is not under the
care
either of his
parents
or of
legal guardians
,
due
account
shall be taken of their expressed wishes or of any other
proof
of their wishes in the matter of
religion
or
belief
, the best
interests
of the
child
being the
guiding principle
. ...
... 5. Practices of a
religion
or
beliefs
in which a
child
is brought up must not be
injurious
to his
physical
or
mental health
or to his
full
development
, taking into
account
article
1
, paragraph 3, of the present
Declaration
. ...
ARTICLE-6
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... In
accordance
with
article
1
of the present
Declaration
, and
subject
to the
provisions
of
article
1
, paragraph 3, the
right
to
freedom of thought
,
conscience
,
religion
or
belief
shall
include
,
inter alia
, the following
freedoms
: ...
... (a) To
worship
or
assemble
in connexion with a
religion
or
belief
, and to
establish
and maintain
places
for these
purposes
; ...
... (c) To make, acquire and use to an adequate
extent
the necessary
articles
and
materials
related to the
rites
or
customs
of a
religion
or
belief
; ...
... (e) To
teach
a
religion
or
belief
in
places
suitable for these
purposes
; ...
... (g) To train, appoint,
elect
or
designate
by
succession
appropriate leaders called for by the
requirements
and standards of any
religion
or
belief
; ...
... (h) To observe
days
of
rest
and to celebrate
holidays
and ceremonies in
accordance
with the precepts of one's
religion
or
belief
; ...
... (i) To
establish
and maintain communications with
individuals
and
communities
in matters of
religion
and
belief
at the
national
and
international levels
. ...
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