Amendment No. 14 | Doc. 13441 | 09 April 2014

The protection of minors against excesses of sects

Signatories: Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Republic of Moldova, EPP/CD ; Mr Viorel Riceard BADEA, Romania, EPP/CD ; Ms Ana GUŢU, Republic of Moldova, ALDE ; Mr Cezar Florin PREDA, Romania, EPP/CD ; Mr Johann WADEPHUL, Germany, EPP/CD

Origin - 2014 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 6.3, delete the words "sect-like" and at the end of the sentence add the following words:

"manned with neutral and independent experts in the field of law and religion;"

Explanatory note

It is very important, in view of the reply of the Committee of Ministers to Recommendation 1412, to make sure that neutral experts committed to "a duty to respect the principles of religious freedom and non-discrimination" treat the subject independently.