Amendment No. 9 | Doc. 15015 | 28 January 2020

The protection of freedom of religion or belief in the workplace

Signatories: Ms Thorhildur Sunna ÆVARSDÓTTIR, Iceland, SOC ; Mr Sos AVETISYAN, Armenia, SOC ; Mr Fourat BEN CHIKHA, Belgium, SOC ; Mr Goran BEUS RICHEMBERGH, Croatia, ALDE ; Ms Maryvonne BLONDIN, France, SOC ; Ms Margreet De BOER, Netherlands, SOC ; Ms Kathrine OLLDAG, Denmark, ALDE ; Mr Martin POLIAČIK, Slovak Republic, ALDE

Origin - 2020 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 8.2, insert the following words: "without impairing for anyone the other rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights and other international human rights instruments".

Explanatory note

This amendment explicitly states that freedom of thought, conscience and religion should be respected without impairing the other rights guaranteed by international human rights law. This amendment reflects the wording of subparagraph 6.2.1 of Resolution 2036 (2015) cited in paragraph 4 of the explanatory memorandum to this draft resolution.