Preparation of a draft declaration and a draft convention on the elimination of all forms of religious intolerance

UN General Assembly, Preparation of a draft declaration and a draft convention on the elimination of all forms of religious intolerance, A/RES/1781, UN General Assembly, 7 December 1962, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1962/en/6709 [accessed 09 December 2024]
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XVII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORT OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
1781. Preparation of a draft declaration and a draft convention on the elimination of all forms of religious intolerance

The General Assembly, Desiring to put into effect the principle of the equality of all men and all peoples without distinction as to race, colour or religion, as stated in the Charter of the United Nations, Deeply disturbed by the manifestations of discrimination based on differences of race, colour and religion still in evidence throughout the world, Considering the necessity of taking all possible steps conducive to the final and total elimination of all such manifestations, which violate the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Emphasizing that each State ought to take all the necessary action to put an end to these violations, which infringe human dignity, Noting that the Commission on Human Rights is preparing draft principles on freedom and non-discrimination in the matter of religious rights and practices,

1. Requests the Economic and Social Council to ask the Commission on Human Rights, bearing in mind the views of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and the Protection of Minorities, the debates at the seventeenth session of the General Assembly, any proposals on this matter that may be submitted by Governments and any international instruments already adopted in this field by the specialized agencies, to prepare:

(a) A draft declaration on the elimination of all forms of religious intolerance, to be submitted to the Assembly for consideration at its eighteenth session;

(b) A draft international convention on the elimination of all forms of religious intolerance, to be submitted to the Assembly if possible at its nineteenth session and, in any case, not later than at its twentieth session;

2. Invites Member States to submit their comments and proposals concerning the draft convention by 15 January 1964.

1187th plenary meeting,
7 December 1962.
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