Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.

Urges States to ensure that their constitutional and legal systems provide adequate and effective guarantees of freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief; also urges States to ensure, in particular, that no one within their jurisdiction is, because of their religion or belief, deprived of the right to life or the right to liberty and security of person, or subjected to torture or arbitrary arrest or detention; urges States to ensure that, in the course of their official duties, members of law enforcement bodies, civil servants, educators and other public officials respect different religions and beliefs and do not discriminate against persons professing other religions or beliefs; calls upon all States to recognize the right of all persons to worship or assemble in connection with a religion or belief and to establish and maintain places for those purposes.

Adopted without vote, 82nd meeting

4 p.

Adopted at the 82nd plenary meeting, 12 Dec. 1996.