A/69/261 All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief (General Assembly resolution 36/55). 7. The Special Rapporteur regularly receives complaints about human rights violations committed against individuals and groups from various religious or belief backgrounds, which he takes up with the concerned States, as appropriate. Since the creation of the mandate, the Special Rapporteurs have sent more than 1,350 allegation letters and urgent appeals to a total of 130 States. The communications sent between 1 March 2013 and 28 February 2014 and the replies received from Governments before 30 April 2014 are included in the latest communications reports (A/HRC/24/21, A/HRC/25/74 and A/HRC/26/21). C. Presentations and consultations 8. On 27 and 28 August 2013, the Special Rapporteur conducted a number of seminars organized by State institutions and civil society organizations in Helsinki. 9. On 12 September 2013, the Special Rapporteur conducted a follow -up visit to Cyprus, where he participated in the first interreligious round table, organized by the Office of the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process, under the auspices of the Embassy of Sweden, in cooperation with OHCHR. 10. Between 30 September and 2 October 2013, the Special Rapporteur attended the International Conference on Dialogue among Cultures and Rel igions, which was organized in Rabat by the International Organization of la Francophonie and the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, under the patronage of the King of Morocco. 11. On 18 October 2013, the Special Rapporteur particip ated in an international conference on religion and politics on the theme “Blasphemy as political game”, organized by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, in Geneva. 12. Between 27 and 31 October 2013, the Special Rapporteur pre sented his interim report to the General Assembly (A/68/290) at its sixty-eighth session, with a focus on the intersection of freedom of religion or belief and the equality of men and women. In this context, he also participated in a number of side events on different themes. 13. On 14 and 15 November 2013, the Special Rapporteur visited Stockholm and attended a seminar on the topic “Freedom of religion or belief and equality between men and women — what could the EU and its Member States do”, organized by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden. He used this opportunity to also participate in a number of other events. 14. On 27 November 2013, the Special Rapporteur attended the sixth session of the Forum on Minority Issues, held in Geneva. The session focused on guaranteeing the rights of religious minorities. 15. Between 17 and 19 January 2014, the Special Rapporteur participated in a conference on freedom of religion or belief, organized by the International Religious Liberty Association, in Madrid. 4/23 14-58756

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