Amendment No. 16 | Doc. 13157 | 23 April 2013

Violence against religious communities

Signatories: Mr Andreas GROSS, Switzerland, SOC ; Ms Tina ACKETOFT, Sweden, ALDE ; Mr Robert BIEDROŃ, Poland, SOC ; Ms Gülsün BİLGEHAN, Turkey, SOC ; Ms Anne BRASSEUR, Luxembourg, ALDE ; Mr Jonas GUNNARSSON, Sweden, SOC ; Ms Iwona GUZOWSKA, Poland, EPP/CD ; Ms Carina HÄGG, Sweden, SOC ; Mr Mike HANCOCK, United Kingdom, ALDE ; Mr Mogens JENSEN, Denmark, SOC ; Mr Tiny KOX, Netherlands, UEL ; Ms Carina OHLSSON, Sweden, SOC

Origin - 2013 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, before paragraph 8.1, insert the following paragraph:

"ensure equality of treatment before the State and public authorities of all individuals and communities regardless of religion, faith or non-religious beliefs;"

Explanatory note

This amendment would ensure that the equality of all persons before the State is underlined in this report. The report fails to give any protection to non-religious people or people who are not exercising a religion on a daily basis. It would also provide a more positive language to the report.