Discrimination Accord
Resolution Text
| Category: | Human Rights | Strength: | Significant | Proposed By: | Belgrade-beograd |
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Description:
The United Nations,
NOTING the precedent of international law towards greater human rights and equality for all,
RECALLING the sentiments of such documents as “Universal Bill of Rights”, “Definition of Marriage”, “Freedom and Equality”, and “Sexual Freedom” in the separation of governments from discriminatory practices and ideologies,
UPSET by the lack of previous legislation (at the time of this document’s composition) directly prohibiting governments from discriminatory practices,
CITING as a possible cause of such oversight the incorrect interpretation of the “Gay Rights” document, which in practice does virtually nothing to protect citizens’ rights:
RESOLVES upon protecting all persons and groups in member nations from discrimination by their respective member governments;
REQUIRES member governments to fairly and equally apply the following rights of citizens as they are upheld by international and national law:
- 1. The right to protection under law, especially protection from harassment and violence,
- 2. The right to participate in government,
- 3. The right to fair judicial proceedings and law enforcement application especially as guaranteed by international law,
- 4. Any social dividends paid out to or provided for persons or groups deemed by member national or international government to be in social need (unemployment benefits, health care, etc.), including, but not limited to, those social dividends secured by international law,
- 5. Any other rights granted citizens of a member government by requirement of international law;
COMMITS to fighting ignorance and prejudice, MANDATING member nations create or allow large-scale education programs of ethnic, racial, and cultural diversity;
ENCOURAGES all nations to work towards eliminating “hate crimes”, or violent, malicious crimes spurned on by a lack of tolerance of cultural, ethnic, racial, or other differences;
URGES regional awareness of cultural, racial, and cultural differences, given the often close ties of a nation’s diversity with its region’s diversity;
CLARIFIES the United Nation’s position by reiterating the following:
- § The UN condemns discrimination by governments, discrimination on the basis of differences in recognized religion, race, sex, sexual orientation, age, language, school of thought, or intelligence.
- § The UN disallows member governments from discriminating the previously described rights (protection under law, participation in government, etc.) based upon such differences.
- § The UN also recognizes the need, at times, for member governments to differentiate upon these difference during extreme security risks or other especial events or conditions, and allows for member governments to differentiate treatment to a reasonable degree (as can be justified by the risk), provided the treatment of all returns to an equal state once the risk or state of extreme condition has passed.
- Votes For: 11,035
- Votes Against: 6,347
- Implemented: Thu Apr 14 2005
