ethnic tensions during the past year in Xinjiang often contain elements resulting from a lack of religious freedom, which is interdependent upon the preservation of Uyghur culture, language, history and identity. All these violations can create a tinderbox of tensions which can erupt into both state and non-state violence; 7. That the recommendations make an explicit mention of the responsibility of the state to ensure that religicius minorities are not subjected to state sponsored violence. We look forward to working further with the Independent Expert on this issue, and indeed others, in the future, and again congratulate her on her great work. Thank you.