PART II  Commitments Relating to Human Rights that are Applicable to All 119 Madrid 1983 (Questions Relating to Security in Europe: Principles) The participating States (…) furthermore agree to take the action necessary to ensure the freedom of the individual to profess and practise, alone or in community with others, religion or belief acting in accordance with the dictates of his own conscience. In this context, they will consult, whenever necessary, the religious faiths, institutions and organizations, which act within the constitutional framework of their respective countries. They will favourably consider applications by religious communities of believers practising or prepared to practise their faith within the constitutional framework of their States, to be granted the status provided for in their respective countries for religious faiths, institutions and organizations. Vienna 1989 (Questions Relating to Security in Europe: Principles) (…) (11) [The participating States] confirm that they will respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion. They also confirm the universal significance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for which is an essential factor for the peace, justice and security necessary to ensure the development of friendly relations and cooperation among themselves, as among all States. (…) (16) In order to ensure the freedom of the individual to profess and practise religion or belief, the participating States will, inter alia, (16.1) - take effective measures to prevent and eliminate discrimination against individuals or communities on the grounds of religion or belief in the recognition, exercise and enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms in all fields of civil, political, economic, social and cultural life, and to ensure the effective equality between believers and non-believers; (16.2) - foster a climate of mutual tolerance and respect between believers of different communities as well as between believers and non-believers; (16.3) - grant upon their request to communities of believers, practising or prepared to practise their faith within the constitutional framework of their States, recognition of the status provided for them in their respective countries; (16.4) - respect the right of these religious communities to • establish and maintain freely accessible places of worship or assembly, • organize themselves according to their own hierarchical and institutional structure, • select, appoint and replace their personnel in accordance with their respective requirements and standards as well as with any freely accepted arrangement between them and their State, • solicit and receive voluntary financial and other contributions; (16.5) - engage in consultations with religious faiths, institutions and organizations in order to achieve a better understanding of the requirements of religious freedom; (16.6) - respect the right of everyone to give and receive religious education in the language of his choice, whether individually or in association with others;