Amendment No. 23 | Doc. 13157 | 23 April 2013

Violence against religious communities

Signatories: Mr Şaban DİŞLİ, Turkey, EPP/CD ; Mr Mevlüt ÇAVUŞOĞLU, Turkey, EDG ; Ms Tülin ERKAL KARA, Turkey, EPP/CD ; Ms Ganira PASHAYEVA, Azerbaijan, EDG ; Mr Ahmet Kutalmiş TÜRKEŞ, Turkey, EDG

Origin - 2013 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 8.9, after the word "churches", add the following words:

"and mosques".

Explanatory note

Reference to only one religious group, including of places of worship, might be perceived as being discriminatory because there are no references to the others, even if it may be intended to cover all religious institutions.