UNITED NATIONS E Distr. GENERAL Economic and Social Council E/CN.4/1998/6 22 January 1998 ENGLISH Original: FRENCH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-fourth session Agenda item 18 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF INTOLERANCE AND OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RELIGION OR BELIEF Report submitted by Mr. Abdelfattah Amor, Special Rapporteur in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 1997/18 CONTENTS Paragraphs I. II. III. IV. V. VI. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 1 - 5 2 6 - 19 2 20 - 31 5 . . . . 32 - 47 8 REPORT ON COMMUNICATIONS SENT BY THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR AND REPLIES RECEIVED FROM STATES SINCE THE FIFTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS . . . . . . 48 - 96 11 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . 97 - 120 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 - 163 29 IDENTIFICATION OF LEGISLATION IN THE FIELD OF TOLERANCE AND NON-DISCRIMINATION CONCERNING RELIGION OR BELIEF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN SITU VISITS AND FOLLOW-UP . . . . . . . . . DEVELOPMENT OF A CULTURE OF TOLERANCE Annex GE.98-10231 (E)