A/HRC/28/27 entitled, on an equal basis with others, to recognition and support of their specific cultural and linguistic identity, which includes sign languages and deaf culture (CRPD/C/GC/2). V. Special procedures A. Thematic reports 44. In her report to the Human Rights Council on her mission to Indonesia, the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, Raquel Rolnik, raised her concern with “reports received about forced relocation of religious minorities (particularly Shia and Ahmadiyya communities) that has been instigated by mobs, and based on religious incitement” (A/HRC/25/54/Add.1, para. 72). In a press release dated 2 June 2014, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, expressed his utmost concern at “the recent surge of violent attacks against Ahmadiyya Muslims by militant extremists. Such violence is fuelled by existing blasphemy legislation in Pakistan particularly targeting minorities.” Mr. Bielefeldt went on to urge Pakistan to “guarantee the right to freedom of religion or belief of members of minority religious communities”. 2 45. In the report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, which was presented to the Human Rights Council at its 26th session, held from 10 to 27 June 2014, the Special Rapporteur, Maina Kiai, documented the challenges faced by marginalized groups, including minorities, in exercising and in seeking to exercise their rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. The Special Rapporteur emphasized that “the process of registering an association may prove to be cumbersome for marginalized groups and exclude groups such as minorities or persons with disabilities. For example, the language used to communicate could be inaccessible” (A/HRC/26/29, para. 54). He also urged States to “take measures to protect and promote the rights of minorities and their identity and take positive action to help minority cultures flourish” (ibid., para. 18). B. Press statements 46. Along with other United Nations experts, the Special Rapporteur on minority issues reiterated her grave concern over the situation in Iraq in a press statement dated 12 August 2014: “All possible measures must be taken urgently to avoid a mass atrocity and potential genocide within days or hours — civilians need to be protected on the ground and escorted out of situations of extreme peril… The responsibility to protect populations at risk of atrocity crimes falls both on the Iraqi Government and on the international community.”3 47. On 14 August 2014, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief and the Special Rapporteur on minority issues expressed their grave concern at the situation of Pakistani asylum seekers in Sri Lanka who were being detained and forcefully deported to Pakistan without an adequate assessment of their asylum claims. “Most asylum seekers from Pakistan belong to religious minorities, including Ahmadiyya Muslim, Christian and Shia, groups that are often subjected to persecution, discrimination and violence in Pakistan,” said the Special Rapporteur on minority issues. “Such violence is fuelled by 2 3 Available from http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=14658&. Available from http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=14936&LangID=E. 11