A/HRC/10/8/Add.1 page 16 Observations 54. The Special Rapporteur regrets that she has not received a reply from the Government of India concerning the above mentioned allegations. She would like to recall that Human Rights Council resolution 6/37 urges States to take all necessary and appropriate action, in conformity with international standards of human rights, to combat hatred, intolerance and acts of violence, intimidation and coercion motivated by intolerance based on religion or belief, as well as incitement to hostility and violence, with particular regard to religious minorities. The Special Rapporteur would also like to refer to her recent country report on India, in which she analyzes the vulnerable situation of members of religious communities and of victims or survivors of communal violence (A/HRC/10/8/Add.3, paras. 17-41). Indonesia Urgent appeal sent on 21 April 2008 55. The Special Rapporteur brought to the attention of the Government information she had received regarding an impending ban of the Ahmadiyya community in Indonesia and the potential risk of violence in this context. Reportedly, the Government advisory board Bakor Pakem (Coordinating Body for the Monitoring of Mystical Beliefs) on 16 April 2008 asserted that the Ahmadiyya faith was deviant to Islam and issued a recommendation that the organization and its activities be banned by the President. In a press conference on 16 April 2008, the Assistant Attorney-General reportedly stated that “Bakor Pakem believes Ahmadiyya has continued to follow activities and interpretations that deviate from Islamic teachings” and that “all Ahmadiyya followers must cease their religious activities with immediate effect”. 56. The Special Rapporteur emphasized that an official ban of the Ahmadiyya organization would unduly restrict their believers’ religious freedom. In addition, she stressed that a ban might increase the risk of attacks on Ahmadiyya followers by vigilante groups. There had been several reports of attacks against the Ahmadiyya community and of destruction of places of worship or homes of its members, for example in the villages of Manis Lor and Sadasari in West-Java. The violence had allegedly been spurred by a fatwa of December 2007 which the Indonesian Ulema Council submitted to the Office of the Attorney-General, calling for a ban of the Ahmadiyya community. 57. The Special Rapporteur stressed that restrictions on the freedom to manifest religion or belief are only permitted if limitations are prescribed by law and are necessary to protect public safety, order, health or morals, or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others. In instances where one religious community might be subject to attacks, the appropriate state response must be to ensure their physical safety and to protect their freedom to worship. Limitations have to be strictly interpreted and must be directly related and proportionate to the specific need on which they are predicated. In addition, she referred to the criteria with regard to registration as outlined in her report to the Commission on Human Rights (see UN Doc. E/CN.4/2005/61, para. 58): (a) Registration should not be compulsory, i.e. it should not be a precondition for practising one’s religion, but only for the acquisition of a legal personality and related benefits;