Amendment No. 5 | Doc. 13441 | 01 April 2014
The protection of minors against excesses of sects
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 4, insert the following paragraph:
"The Assembly recalls that from the moment minors come into contact with sects in any way, a balance must be struck between different categories of human rights. Indeed, having regard to freedom of thought, conscience and religion as a human right for all, children themselves can also claim this right (without being forced by influences limiting their freedom of thought), while having the right to be protected against any form of violence. Where adjudication is necessary, the child’s best interests must be the primary consideration in all decisions concerning children, as stipulated by Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child."