je še vedno resno zaskrbljen, da po vsem svetu še vedno obstaja diskriminacija zaradi veroizpovedi ali prepričanja in da se v mnogih državah, na primer v Severni Koreji, Iranu, Savdski Arabiji, Somaliji, na Maldivih, v Afganistanu, Jemnu, Mavretaniji, Laosu, Uzbekistanu, Eritreji, Iraku, Pakistanu in Egiptu, pripadnikom določenih verskih skupnosti, vključno z verskimi manjšinami, tudi danes odrekajo človekove pravice; obsoja kitajske oblasti zaradi preganjanja posameznikov, ki izražajo svojo veroizpoved zunaj uradno odobrenih kanalov, vključno s kristjani, muslimani, budisti in pripadniki gibanja falun gong; poziva Kitajsko, naj izpolni obljubo in ratificira Mednarodni pakt o državljanskih in političnih pravicah; poziva kitajske oblasti, naj prenehajo z zatiralno politiko v Tibetu, ki bi lahko sčasoma privedla do zatrtja tibetanske vere in kulture; obsoja iranske organe oblasti zaradi preganjanja posameznikov, pripadnikov verskih manjšin, vključno s kristjani, bahaji in muslimani, ki so se spreobrnili v drugo vero ali so vero zapustili; poziva iranske oblasti, naj varujejo verske manjšine v skladu z obveznostmi na podlagi Mednarodnega pakta o državljanskih in političnih pravicah; poziva oblasti Ruske federacije, naj uvede moratorij na izvajanje Zakona o boju proti dejavnostim skrajnežev iz leta 2002, ki se obširno zlorablja za preganjanje miroljubnih verskih manjšin; izraža zaskrbljenost zaradi položaja krščanske manjšinske skupnosti Montagnardov v osrednjem visokogorju Vietnama; opozarja vietnamske oblasti, da pravice manjšin vključujejo svobodo do opravljanja verskih obredov brez omejitev, svobodo združevanja in izražanja, pravico do mirnega zbiranja, pravico do enakopravnega posedovanja zemlje in njene uporabe ter pravico do celovite in učinkovite udeležbe pri odločanju o vprašanjih, ki jih zadevajo, kar vključuje projekte za gospodarski razvoj in vprašanja preseljevanja;
Remains deeply concerned that discrimination based on religion or belief still exists in all regions of the world, and that persons belonging to particular religious communities, including religious minorities, continue to be denied their human rights in many countries, such as North Korea, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, the Maldives, Afghanistan, Yemen, Mauritania, Laos, Uzbekistan, Eritrea, Iraq, Pakistan and Egypt; condemns the Chinese authorities for the persecution of individuals who practise their religion outside officially sanctioned channels, including Christians, Muslims, Buddhists and Falun Gong practitioners; urges China to ratify the ICCPR as it promised; urges the Chinese authorities to refrain from their oppressive policy in Tibet, which could eventually lead to the annihilation of the Tibetan religion and culture; condemns the Iranian authorities for the persecution of individuals belonging to religious minorities, including Christians, Bahá'í, and Muslims who have converted to another or no religion; urges the Iranian authorities to protect religious minorities in accordance with their obligations under the ICCPR; urges the authorities of the Russian Federation to impose a moratorium on the implementation of the 2002 Law on Fighting Extremist Activity, which is extensively misused to persecute peaceful religious minority groups; expresses its concern about the situation of the Montagnard Christian minority living in the Central Highlands of Vietnam; reminds the Vietnamese authorities that the rights of minorities include freedom to practise their religion without restriction, freedom of association and expression, the right of peaceful assembly, the equal right to own and use land and the right to participate fully and effectively in decision- making regarding issues that affect them, including with respect to economic development projects and re-settlement issues;