E/CN.4/2005/61 page 9 (h) Building on the efforts achieved by her predecessor, in particular the International Consultative Conference on School Education in relation with Freedom of Religion and Belief, Tolerance and Non-discrimination (Madrid, 23-25 November 2001) the Special Rapporteur will continue to support the actions that are carried out in the field of tolerance and human rights education; (i) To contribute to the overall United Nations goal of preventing conflicts, the Special Rapporteur intends to contribute to the prevention of conflicts that arise from religious intolerance by identifying patterns of violations of freedom of religion or belief that threaten to become conflicts and informing relevant United Nations bodies of her findings; (j) Coordination. In carrying out her activities, the Special Rapporteur will try to coordinate as much as possible with other special procedures, treaty bodies, and other United Nations and other international or regional bodies; (k) The Special Rapporteur will report yearly on her activities, including an assessment of the situation of freedom of religion or belief, to the Commission and to the General Assembly. C. Legal framework 15. The main international legal instruments on which the Special Rapporteur bases her action are both article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights related to the freedom of thought, conscience and religion, as well as the above-mentioned Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief. 16. The Special Rapporteur is further guided by other provisions (including their corresponding general comments), treaties, declarations and resolutions ratified or adopted by States or competent United Nations bodies and relating to the freedom of religion or belief. 17. The legal framework includes principles specified in: (a) General comment No. 22 of the Human Rights Committee on article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) as well as other relevant provisions of ICCPR, in particular article 19, which guarantees the right to hold opinions without interference, article 20, which prohibits incitement to religious hatred, article 26, which prohibits any discrimination and guarantee to all persons equal and effective protection against discrimination on religious grounds, and article 27, which provides for the right of members of religious minorities to profess and practise their own religion; (b) The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, in particular article 13, which ensures the right of everyone to education that education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and the sense of its dignity, and shall strengthen the respect for human rights and fundamental freedom. States parties to the Covenant further agree that education shall enable all persons to participate effectively in a free society, promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations and all racial, ethnic or religious groups, and further the activities of the United Nations of the maintenance of peace;