Civil Rights - Significant.
The World Assembly,
Noting and applauding the anti-discrimination acts put forth by this Assembly,
Believing that, while these anti-discrimination acts do help people of various cultural backgrounds, they do not directly stop the persecution of individuals for their cultural background or beliefs,
And wishing to institute protections for the expression of the many diverse cultural beliefs of the world, hereby:
- Defines, for the purposes of this resolution:
- "culture" as the shared values, attitudes, standards, and beliefs that distinctly characterise members of a unique group and define that group’s nature;
- "cultural beliefs" as any beliefs that stem from a specific culture and are not inherently hateful to another culture or group of people;
- "cultural acts" as any non-violent and non-harmful actions that are done as an expression of a culture;
- Requires member-nations to:
- Prohibit the persecution or legal punishment of an individual solely for belonging to a specific culture;
- Legalize discourse of one's culture and cultural beliefs;
- Prohibit the implementation of national or local laws that are put in place to intentionally limit one’s cultural acts;
- Legalize all cultural acts that do not break broader relevant local, national, or international law.
Co-authored by Cretox State
There is some slight overlap with GAR#35, but most of the stuff there is merely hinted at and is not very explicit - I think I avoid contradiction/duplication, but further comment on the subject is appreciated.