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elsewhere, including recognition of aggravated forms of torture or ill-treatment tailored
to degrade people based on their actual or perceived religion or belief and practices;
(c)
To reinforce the positive obligations of States with regard to preventing
violations of the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment and to freedom of religion or
belief across all relevant entities;
(d)
To follow up on prosecutions and remedies that arise regarding these
rights, in considering justice for victims and their families;
(e)
To consider how potential gaps in protection regarding these two rights
can be addressed, allowing individuals to seek redress for human rights violations in
the most suitable venue;
(f)
To provide for training and follow-up with reviews to ensure that the
scope of the guarantees of freedom of religion or belief in places of deprivation of liberty
is well understood across all relevant entities, and that detainees are aware of how to
report violations.
89.
The Special Rapporteur calls upon non-State actors:
(a)
To ensure that information is readily accessible to persons in places of
detention concerning their rights relating both to freedom of religion or belief and to
the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment, and how to report these to independent
institutions for follow-up;
(b)
To sharpen and share guidelines related to both sets of rights, and support
training efforts for all relevant entities in this regard;
(c)
To advance awareness regarding the responsibility of actors who access
places of deprivation of liberty, including spiritual or religious chaplains, lawyers and
non-governmental organizations, to report concerns regarding possible violations of the
prohibition of torture and ill-treatment.
VI. Activities of the Special Rapporteur
90.
An overview of the activities of the Special Rapporteur from 1 January to 15 July
2024 is provided in her most recent report to the General Assembly. 113 She has since
participated in numerous activities, including the following:
A.
United Nations and related activities
91.
From 7 to 17 October 2024, the Special Rapporteur undertook a visit to Hungary, at
the invitation of the Government. The report on the visit will be presented to the Human
Rights Council at its fifty-eighth session.
92.
The Special Rapporteur presented her report on peace and freedom of religion or
belief114 to the General Assembly at its seventy-ninth session. In the interactive dialogue that
ensued, many States welcomed the report and its recommendations and reiterated their strong
support for the work of the mandate. In that respect, States also expressed their concerns that
religion was sometimes abused as a pretext for violence, conflict and war.
93.
While in New York, the Special Rapporteur held bilateral meetings with State
representatives and other actors, including the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or
Belief and other civil society organizations. She also received responses regarding her
General Assembly report at a side event organized by the Delegation of the European Union
to the United Nations. The panel included the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on
the Prevention of Genocide, high-level representatives of the Office of the High
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