A/HRC/RES/46/27
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
6 April 2021
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forty-sixth session
22 February–24 March 2021
Agenda item 9
Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of
the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
on 24 March 2021
46/27.
Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and
discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against, persons
based on religion or belief
The Human Rights Council,
Reaffirming the commitment made by all States under the Charter of the United
Nations to promote and encourage universal respect for and observance of all human rights
and fundamental freedoms without distinction as to, inter alia, religion or belief,
Reaffirming also Human Rights Council resolutions 16/18 of 24 March 2011, 19/25
of 23 March 2012, 22/31 of 22 March 2013, 25/34 of 28 March 2014, 28/29 of 27 March
2015, 31/26 of 24 March 2016, 34/32 of 24 March 2017, 37/38 of 23 March 2018, 40/25 of
22 March 2019 and 43/34 of 22 June 2020, and General Assembly resolutions 66/167 of 19
December 2011, 67/178 of 20 December 2012, 68/169 of 18 December 2013, 69/174 of 18
December 2014, 70/157 of 17 December 2015, 71/195 of 19 December 2016, 72/196 of 19
December 2017, 73/164 of 17 December 2018 , 74/163 of 18 December 2019 and 75/187 of
16 December 2020,
Reaffirming further the obligation of States to prohibit discrimination on the basis of
religion or belief and to implement measures to guarantee the equal and effective protection
of the law,
Reaffirming that the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights provides,
inter alia, that everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
or belief, which shall include freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his or her
choice and freedom, either individually or in community with others and in public or private,
to manifest his or her religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching,
Reaffirming also the positive role that the exercise of the right to freedom of opinion
and expression and full respect for the freedom to seek, receive and impart information can
play in strengthening democracy and combating religious intolerance, and also that the
exercise of the right to freedom of expression carries with it special duties and
responsibilities, in accordance with article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights,
Expressing deep concern at those acts that advocate religious hatred and thereby
undermine the spirit of tolerance,
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