U.N. Adopts ‘Religious Intolerance’ Resolution Championed by Obama Administration
The U.N. General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution condemning the stereotyping, negative profiling and stigmatization of people based on their religion, and urging countries to take effective steps “to address and combat such incidents.” No member state called for a recorded vote on the text, which was as a result adopted “by consensus.” The resolution, an initiative of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), is based on one passed by the U.N.’s Human Rights Council in Geneva last spring.
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