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Urges States to ensure that their constitutional and legal systems provide 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 his or her 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; further urges States, in conformity with international standards of human rights, to take all necessary action to prevent such instances, to take all appropriate measures to combat hatred, intolerance and acts of violence, intimidation and coercion motivated by religious intolerance; expresses its grave concern at any attack upon religious places, sites and shrines; requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue its consideration of measures to implement the Declaration; requests the Special Rapporteur to submit an interim report to the General Assembly at its 56th session; requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the Special Rapporteur receives the resources necessary to enable him to discharge his mandate fully.

Adopted without vote, 81st plenary meeting

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