UNITED NATIONS E Economic and Social Council Distr. GENERAL E/CN.4/1997/91 30 December 1996 ENGLISH Original: ENGLISH/FRENCH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-third session Item 19 of the provisional agenda IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF INTOLERANCE AND OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION OR BELIEF Report submitted by Mr. Abdelfattah Amor, Special Rapporteur, in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 1996/23 CONTENTS Paragraphs Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 6 2 STATUS OF COMMUNICATIONS SENT SINCE THE FIFTY-SECOND SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS . . . . . . 7 - 43 2 . . . . . 44 - 61 11 III. DEVELOPMENT OF A CULTURE OF TOLERANCE . . . . . . . . 62 - 68 14 IV. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . 69 - 106 15 A. Dimensions of religious freedom . . . . . . . . . 70 - 82 15 B. Protection and promotion of religious freedom . . 83 - 103 17 C. Other conclusions and recommendations . . . . . . 104 - 106 20 Introduction I. II. IMPORTANCE OF IN SITU VISITS AND FOLLOW-UP GE.97-10015 (E)