E/CN.4/1988/45 paqe 1 I. MANDATE OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR 1. At its forty-second session in 1986, the Commission on Human Rights adopted resolution 1986/20, in which it stated that it was "seriously concerned by frequent, reliable reports from all parts of the world which reveal that, because of governmental actions, universal implementation of the Declaration has not yet been achieved" (third preambular paragraph) and in which it decided, in view of incidents and governmental actions which are inconsistent with the provisions of the Declaration, "... to appoint for one year a special rapporteur to examine such incidents and actions and to recommend remedial measures, including ... the promotion of a dialogue between communities of religion or belief and their Governments" (paragraph 2). 2. In accordance with that resolution, the Special Rapporteur submitted to the Commission on Human Rights at its forty-third session a report entitled "Implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief" (E/CN.4/1987/35), in which he endeavoured to identify the factors hampering the implementation of the provisions of the Declaration and to prepare an inventory of incidents and measures inconsistent with such provisions, while drawing attention to the adverse consequences of manifestations of intolerance in matters of religion or belief for the enjoyment of certain rights and fundamental freedoms. On the basis of these specific observations, the Special Rapporteur formulated a number of conclusions and recommendations. 3. At its forty-third session, the Commission on Human Rights decided, in its resolution 1987/15, to extend for one year the mandate of the Special Rapporteur. This decision was approved by the Economic and Social Council in its decision 1987/143. 4. As stated in the provisions of Commission resolutions 1986/20 and 1987/15, the Special Rapporteur's task is to examine incidents and governmental measures incompatible with the provisions of the Declaration and to recommend remedial measures. In his first report, the Special Rapporteur described his interpretation of this mandate (E/CN.4/1987/35, paras. 17 to 19). He has considered it necessary in the present report to review this interpretation in the light, on the one hand, of developments in a mandate which is now entering a new phase and, on the other, of various comments and suggestions brought to his attention following consideration of the first report. 5. In the initial report, the Special Rapporteur decided to give priority to an overall view of the obstacles to the implementation of the Declaration so as clearly to set out the elements of the problem before him and emphasize its magnitude and the seriousness of its specific implications. Having thus laid the foundations for his analysis, he considers it justified, at the current stage in his mandate, to enter a more specific phase which would involve more precise identification of particular situations where inconsistencies with the provisions of the Declaration might have been found. He thus hopes to promote better understanding of the actual situation with regard to intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief and to help make international public opinion more aware of this problem. 6. With a view to completing and updating this inventory of incidents and measures incompatible with the provisions of the Declaration, the Special Rapporteur has, as during his earlier mandate, used the information he