Recommendation 2101 (2017)

The protection of the rights of parents and children belonging to religious minorities

Author(s): Parliamentary Assembly

Origin - Assembly debate on 27 April 2017 (17th Sitting) (see Doc. 14260, report of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, rapporteur: Mr Valeriu Ghiletchi). Text adopted by the Assembly on 27 April 2017 (17th Sitting).

1. The Parliamentary Assembly, referring to its Resolution 2163 (2017) on the protection of the rights of parents and children belonging to religious minorities, recommends that the Committee of Ministers:

1.1. transmit the said resolution to the governments of member States;

1.2. draw up guidelines on how member States should effectively provide reasonable accommodation for deeply held moral or religious beliefs of individuals, while ensuring respect for the rights of others.