A/54/303 who entered the State illegally but whose status has been regularized, must be considered to be lawfully within the territory and should therefore be accorded the same rights as those accorded to nationals. Article 12 has also been interpreted as implying the right to reside in a place of one’s choice within the territory, which includes protection against all forms of forced internal displacement, exclusion and expulsion. Freedom of movement may, however, be limited with regard to the wish to settle in areas inhabited by minority communities. Furthermore, no restrictions on the right to freedom of movement may be made on the basis of distinctions of any kind, including on the basis of language, religion, national or social origin. Finally, the right to enter one’s own country implies prohibition of enforced population transfers or mass expulsions to other countries and a State party must not, by stripping a person of nationality or by expelling an individual to a third country, arbitrarily prevent this person from returning to his or her own country. V. Special rapporteurs and special representatives Special Rapporteur on the question of religious intolerance 17. The Special Rapporteur on religious intolerance, Abdelfattah Amor, in his report on incidents and governmental action in all parts of the world inconsistent with the provisions of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief (E/CN.4/1999/58 and Add.1-2), continued to provide information on the respect of the rights of minorities to profess and practise their own religion. 18. In his report, the Special Rapporteur classified the communications received during the period under review as follows: (a) Violations of the principle of non-discrimination in matters of religion and belief: Islam: Afghanistan; Scientology: Germany; non-Muslims: northern part of Cyprus; Protestant Churches: Spain; Sunni: Islamic Republic of Iran; and religious minorities other than the Russian Orthodox Church: Turkmenistan; (b) Violations of the principle of intolerance in matters of religion and belief: Islam: Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Myanmar; Jehovah’s Witnesses: Azerbaijan, Bulgaria; Christians: Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Egypt, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka; non-Muslims: northern part of Cyprus; Sunni: Islamic Republic of Iran; Protestant Churches: Mexico, Sri 4 Lanka; Hinduism: Sri Lanka; religious minorities other than the Russian Orthodox Church: Turkmenistan; (c) Violations of freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief: Baha’is: Islamic Republic of Iran; non-Muslims: Mauritania; (d) Violations of freedom to manifest one’s religion or belief: Christians: Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Sudan; Buddhism: China, Greece, Kazakhstan; Jehovah’s Witnesses: Russian Federation; Baha’is: Islamic Republic of Iran; Shiites: Malaysia; Judaism: Latvia; religions not officially recognized by the State: Republic of Moldova, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; (e) Violations of freedom to dispose of religious property: Principal religious communities: Albania, Belarus, Eritrea, Georgia; non-Muslims: northern part of Cyprus; Christians: Morocco, Myanmar, Romania; Islam: Myanmar; Catholic Church: Ukraine; (f) Violations of physical integrity and health of persons (religious figures and the faithful): Christians: Angola, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Pakistan, Sudan, Turkey, Yemen, Uzbekistan; Buddhism: Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka; Jehovah’s Witnesses: Russian Federation, Georgia, Kazakhstan; Baha’is: Islamic Republic of Iran; Shiites: Iraq; Muslims: Sri Lanka; (g) Violations affecting women belonging to minorities: Islam: Afghanistan, India; trokosi (slaves of God): Ghana. 19. In his conclusions and recommendations, the Special Rapporteur pointed out that although there was a decline in anti-religious State policies and the manipulation of religion in the interest of a political ideology, an upsurge of State policies directed against minorities in matters of religion and belief, and in particular against unrecognized minorities, namely, sects or new religious movements, was noticed. 20. In his report on his visit to Viet Nam (E/CN.4/1999/58/Add.2), the Special Rapporteur collected information on the main religious communities in Viet Nam, namely, Buddhist, Catholic, Protestant, Islamic, Cao Dai and Hoa Hao. 21. In that report, the Special Rapporteur noted that it was not possible, in Viet Nam, to establish and maintain religious communities freely and independently, with the exception of the Catholic Church and most of the Protestant denominations. With regard to the Buddhist, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai and Muslim communities, the standard practice seemed to be to establish organizations which are controlled by the