E/CN.4/1995/91/Add.1 page 74 By virtue of the provisions of Laws 1363/1938, 1672/1939 and Royal Decree 20.5/2.61939, licences for Praying Houses are granted to other religious denominations. No religious orthodox organization in Greece obstructs the right of freedom of religious conscience of any non-orthodox. B. Reply by the Ministry of Justice 1. The Constitution of Greece guarantees equality in enjoying the fundamental human rights and freedoms. As a rule, guarantees for the protection of these rights are given to all people, irrespective of nationality, race, language and religious or political beliefs. 2. In particular, article 5, paragraph 1, ensures the right to free development of the personality and free participation in the social, financial and political life of the country, provided that the exercise of this right does not infringe upon the rights of others nor does it violate the Constitution and bonos mores. 3. Furthermore, article 13 of the Constitution secures freedom of religion in its two manifestations, i.e. freedom of religious conscience and freedom of worship. Religious freedom is not only secured for Greeks, but also for anyone within the Greek territory. Article 13 provides that: 1. Freedom of religious conscience is inviolable. Enjoyment of individual and civil rights does not depend on the individual’s religious beliefs. 2. All known religions shall be free and their rites of worship shall be performed unhindered and under the protection of law. The practice of rites of worship is not allowed to offend public order or moral principles. Proselytism is prohibited. 3. The ministers of all known religions shall be subject to the same supervision by the State and to the same obligations towards it as those of the prevailing religion. 4. No person shall be exempt from discharging his obligations to the State or may refuse to comply with the laws on account of his religious convictions. From the contents of the above constitutional provision it is clear that freedom of religion is protected in the case of a known religion, the exercise of which does not offend public order or moral principles and on the condition that no proselytism takes place, the latter being explicitly prohibited. According to Laws 1363/1938 and 1672/1939, proselytism is ’the direct or indirect attempt to penetrate into the religious conscience of a heterodox person, with a view to altering its contents, through all