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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 49
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- 14. Calls for strengthened international efforts to foster a global dialogue for the promotion of a culture of tolerance and peace at all levels, based on respect for human rights and diversity of religions and beliefs.
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- 2018
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 47
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- 12. Stresses the urgent need to implement all parts of the action plan outlined in paragraphs 7 and 8 above with equal focus and attention in order to address religious intolerance;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 45
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- 10. Calls upon States to adopt measures and policies to promote full respect for and protection of places of worship and religious sites, cemeteries and shrines, and to take measures in cases where they are vulnerable to vandalism or destruction;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 43
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- 8 (d) To make a strong effort to counter religious profiling, which is understood to be the invidious use of religion as a criterion in conducting questionings, searches and other law enforcement investigative procedures;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 42
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- 8 (c) To encourage the representation and meaningful participation of individuals, irrespective of their religion, in all sectors of society;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- Year
- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 41
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- 8 (b) To foster religious freedom and pluralism by promoting the ability of members of all religious communities to manifest their religion and to contribute openly and on an equal footing to society;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- Year
- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 40
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- 8 (a) To take effective measures to ensure that public functionaries, in the conduct of their public duties, do not discriminate against an individual on the basis of religion or belief;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 39
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- 8. Calls upon all States:
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
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- 2018
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 38
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- 7 (h) Recognizing that the open, constructive and respectful debate of ideas and interfaith and intercultural dialogue at the local, national and international levels can play a positive role in combating religious hatred, incitement and violence;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
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- All
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- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 36
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- 7 (g) Understanding the need to combat denigration and negative religious stereotyping of persons and incitement to religious hatred by strategizing and harmonizing
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- Year
- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 35
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- 7 (f) Adopting measures to criminalize incitement to imminent violence on the basis of religion or belief;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
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- All
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- 2018
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 34
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- 7 (e) Speaking out against intolerance, including advocacy of religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
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- 2018
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 33
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- 7 (d) Encouraging the efforts of leaders to discuss within their communities the causes of discrimination, and evolving strategies to counter those causes;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
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- All
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- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 31
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- 7 (b) Creating an appropriate mechanism within Governments to, inter alia, identify and address potential areas of tension between members of different religious communities, and assisting with conflict prevention and mediation;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- Year
- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 29
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- 7. Notes the speech given by Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference at the fifteenth session of the Human Rights Council, and draws upon his call on States to take the following actions to foster a domestic environment of religious tolerance, peace and respect by:
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
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- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 28
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- 6. Recognizes that open, public debate of ideas and interfaith and intercultural dialogue at the local, national and international levels can be among the best protections against religious intolerance and can play a positive role in strengthening democracy and combating religious hatred, and convinced that continuing dialogue on these issues can help to overcome existing misperceptions;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 27
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- 5. Notes the efforts of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the holding of four regional workshops, in Austria, Chile, Kenya and Thailand, on separate but related issues, and the final workshop in Morocco and its outcome document, the Rabat Plan of Action on the prohibition of advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence, and the recommendations and conclusions contained therein;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 26
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- 4. Welcomes international, regional and national initiatives aimed at promoting interreligious, intercultural and interfaith harmony and combating discrimination against individuals on the basis of religion or belief, in particular the series of expert meetings held in Washington, D.C., London, Geneva, Doha, Jeddah and Singapore in the framework of the Istanbul Process to discuss the implementation of Human Rights Council resolution 16/18;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 25
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- 3. Condemns deeply any advocacy of religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence, whether it involves the use of print, audiovisual or electronic media or any other means;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 24
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- 2. Expresses its concern that incidents of religious intolerance, discrimination and related violence and of negative stereotyping of individuals on the basis of religion or belief continue to rise around the world, condemns in this context any advocacy of religious hatred against individuals that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence, and urges States to take effective measures, as set forth in the present resolution, consistent with their obligations under international human rights law, to address and combat such incidents;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
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- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence against, persons based on religion or belief, para. 23
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- 1. Expresses deep concern at the continued serious instances of derogatory stereotyping, negative profiling and stigmatization of persons on the basis of their religion or belief, and programmes and agendas pursued by extremist organizations and groups aimed at creating and perpetuating negative stereotypes about religious groups, in particular when condoned by Governments;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, para. 40
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- 11. Expresses grave concern at the restrictions imposed by Israel that impede the access of Christian and Muslim worshippers to holy sites in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and calls upon Israel to include guarantees for non-discrimination on grounds of religion or belief as well as for the preservation and peaceful access to all religious sites;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
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- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, para. 38
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- 10. Deplores the illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem, including the construction of settlements in various areas; the demolition of residential structures, the forced eviction of Palestinian inhabitants and the application of the policy of punitive home demolitions, in violation of their basic right to adequate housing and in violation of
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, para. 37
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- 9. Calls upon Israel to immediately cease any demolitions or plans for demolitions that would result in the forcible transfer or forced eviction of Palestinians, particularly in the vulnerable areas of the Jordan Valley, the periphery of Jerusalem and the South Hebron Hills, to facilitate the return of those Palestinian communities already subjected to forcible transfer or eviction to their original dwellings and to ensure adequate housing and legal security of tenure;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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The right of Palestinian people to self-determination, para. 21
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- 5. Confirms that the right of the Palestinian people to permanent sovereignty over their natural wealth and resources must be used in the interest of their national development, the well-being of the Palestinian people and as part of the realization of their right to self-determination;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan, para. 17
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- 3. Further calls upon Israel to desist from imposing Israeli citizenship and Israeli identity cards on the Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian Golan, and to desist from its repressive measures against them and from all other practices that obstruct the enjoyment of their fundamental rights and their civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, some of which are mentioned in the report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories;2
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in Myanmar, para. 48
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- 30. Calls upon the Government of Myanmar and its institutions to step up efforts to strengthen the protection and promotion of human rights and the rule of law and to advance democratization and inclusive economic and social development towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals, including by reforming the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission in accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- 2018
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Situation of human rights in Myanmar, para. 38
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- 21. Calls upon the Government of Myanmar to fulfil its commitment to release unconditionally all remaining political prisoners and to provide for the full rehabilitation of former political prisoners, and to amend restrictive laws and to end remaining curbs on exercising the rights to the freedoms of religion or belief, expression, association and peaceful assembly, which are essential to ensure a safe and enabling environment, notably for civil society, journalists, human rights defenders, lawyers, environmental and land rights activists and civilians, and expresses concern at reports of the arrest of individuals in relation to the exercise of those rights;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Activists
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- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in Myanmar, para. 35
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- 18. Strongly encourages the Government of Myanmar to take the measures necessary to address discrimination and prejudice against women, children and members of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities across the country, and to take further action to publicly condemn and speak out against national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence, and to adopt measures against incitement to imminent violence based on nationality, race or religion or belief, while upholding freedom of expression, and to increase efforts further to promote inclusion, respect for diversity and peaceful coexistence in all sectors of society, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 16/18 of 24 March 2011 and the Rabat Plan of Action on the prohibition of advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence by, inter alia, further facilitating interfaith and intercommunal dialogue;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Ethnic minorities
- Women
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- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in Myanmar, para. 21
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- 6. Calls upon the Government of Myanmar to eliminate statelessness and systematic and institutionalized discrimination against members of ethnic and religious minorities, including by addressing the root causes of discrimination, in particular relating to the Rohingya minority, by, inter alia, reviewing the 1982 Citizenship Law, which has led to the deprivation of human rights; ensuring equal access to full citizenship through a transparent, voluntary and accessible procedure and to all civil and political rights by allowing for self-identification; amending or repealing all discriminatory legislation and policies, including discriminatory provisions of the set of “protection of race and religion laws” enacted in 2015 covering religious conversion, interfaith marriage, monogamy and
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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