E/CN.4/1990/46 page 1 Introduction 1. At its forty-second session, the Commission on Human Rights decided, in resolution 1986/20 of 10 March 1986, to appoint for one year a Special Rapporteur to examine incidents and governmental actions inconsistent with the provisions of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, and to recommend remedial measures for such situations. 2. Pursuant to that resolution, the Special Rapporteur submitted a first report to the Commission at its forty-third session (E/CN.4/1987/35). His mandate was extended for one year by Commission on Human Rights resolution 1987/15 of 4 March 1987 adopted at that session. 3. At its forty-fourth session, the Commission had before it a further report by the Special Rapporteur (E/CN.4/1988/45 and Add.l and Corr.l). During this session it decided, by resolution 1988/55 of 8 March 1988, to extend for two years the mandate of the Special Rapporteur. This decision was endorsed by the Economic and Social Council in its decision 1988/142 of 27 May 1988. 4. At its forty-fifth session, the Commission had before it a further report by the Special Rapporteur (E/CN.4/1989/44). 5. The report which follows is submitted to the Commission on Human Rights at its present session in accordance with the provisions of resolution 1989/44, paragraph 13, of 6 March 1989. 6. In chapter I, the Special Rapporteur recalls the terms of his mandate and his interpretation of them, and describes the working methods which he used in preparing this fourth report. 7. Chapter II concerns the activities of the Special Rapporteur during the present reporting period, and in particular contains allegations duly transmitted to the Governments concerned regarding situations which seem to involve a departure from the provisions of the Declaration, and a summary of the replies received up to 20 December 1989. 8. Chapter III contains an analysis of the information collected by the Special Rapporteur as evidence of the persistence of numerous infringements of the rights set out in the Declaration during the period covered by this report. 9. Lastly, in chapter IV, the Special Rapporteur submits conclusions and recommendations based on his analysis of the information available and the study of measures which could contribute to preventing intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief. I. MANDATE AND WORKING METHODS OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR 10. In his previous reports, the Special Rapporteur included considerations on the subject of his interpretation of the mandate entrusted to him by the Commission on Human Rights (E/CN.4/1988/45, paras. 1-8; E/CN.4/1989/44, paras. 14-18). He particularly stressed its dynamic nature. He therefore considered it necessary in the initial phase to set out the elements of the problem before him, and in so doing to identify factors which might be an