E/CN.4/2006/5 page 22 5 Article 6 (c) of the 1981 Declaration. Cf. also Principle 16 of the Concluding Document of the 1989 Vienna Meeting of Representatives of the Participating States of the CSCE Conference: “In order to ensure the freedom of the individual to profess and practice religion or belief, the participating State will, inter alia, [...] (16.9) respect the right of individual believers and communities of believers to acquire, possess, and use sacred books, religious publications in the language of their choice and other articles and materials related to the practice of religion or belief;”. 6 For further discussion see Cornelis D. de Jong, The Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion or Belief in the United Nations (1946-1992), Antwerpen/Groningen/Oxford 2000, p. 105. 7 See the Human Rights Committee discussion on 24 July 1992, Summary Records of the 1166th meeting of the forty-fifth session, para. 48. 8 Id., para. 27 (Human Rights Committee member Mr. Sadi). 9 CCPR/C/82/D/931/2000, para. 6.2. 10 CCPR/C/37/D/208/1986, para. 6.2. 11 CRC/C/15/Add.240, paras. 25-26; see also Committee on the Rights of the Child discussion on 2 June 2004, Summary Records of the 968th meeting of the thirty-sixth session, CRC/C/SR.968, paras. 33, 43 and 83. Concerning the ban on schoolteachers wearing headscarves see the Committee’s Concluding Observations on the second periodic report of Germany, CRC/C/15/Add.226, paras. 30-31. 12 Şahin v. Turkey, application No. 44774/98, ECtHR Chamber judgement of 29 June 2004, para. 108 and ECtHR Grand Chamber judgement of 10 November 2005, para. 115. 13 Dahlab v. Switzerland, application No. 42393/98, ECtHR decision of 15 February 2001 (cf. ECHR 2001-V at p. 462). 14 Refah Partisi (the Welfare Party) and Others v. Turkey, applications Nos. 41340/98, 41342/98, 41343/98 and 41344/98, ECtHR Grand Chamber judgement of 13 February 2003, para. 95. See also the ECtHR Chamber judgement of 31 July 2001, para. 51. 15 “Guidelines for Review of Legislation Pertaining to Religion or Belief”, prepared by the OSCE/ODIHR Advisory Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief in consultation with the Council of Europe’s Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission), 2004, available at http://www.osce.org/odihr/item_11_13600.html. 16 17 CCPR/C/82/D/931/2000, op. cit. See Siracusa Principles on the Limitation and Derogation Provisions in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, E/CN.4/1985/4, Annex, para. 10.