E/CN.4/1993/62 page 3 carry out his work with discretion and independence. In order to do so, he has drawn on a very broad range of governmental and non-governmental sources, of very varied geographical origins, stemming both from organizations and from individuals. Among such sources, the Special Rapporteur has endeavoured to take due account of information from religious groups and denominational communities. He has given priority to the use of recent information for the period since the submission of his previous report to the Commission; however, particularly in the case of situations mentioned for the first time, or in order to take account of problems the origins or at least the manifestations of which go back a number of years, he has sometimes made use of earlier information and referred to it. 14. Given this multiplicity of responsibilities, the dialogue established with Governments by the Special Rapporteur and the transmission of allegations concerning their countries in no way implies any kind of accusation or value judgement on the part of the Special Rapporteur, but rather a request for clarification with a view to trying to find, along with the Government concerned, a solution to a problem which goes to the heart of human rights and fundamental freedoms. II. SPECIFIC INCIDENTS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES EXAMINED BY THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR 15. The Special Rapporteur addressed specific requests to a number of Governments, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 11 of Commission on Human Rights resolution 1992/17 which invites the Special Rapporteur "to seek the views and comments of the Government concerned on any information which he intends to include in his report," and with the provisions of paragraph 12 which calls upon Governments "to cooperate with the Special Rapporteur, inter alia, by responding expeditiously to requests for such views and comments". In these specific communications the Special Rapporteur requested any comments concerning information on situations which seemed to involve a departure from the provisions of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, particularly those dealing with the enjoyment of the right of freedom of thought, conscience and religion (arts. 1 and 6); the prevention, elimination and prohibition of discrimination and intolerance on the grounds of religion or belief in the recognition, exercise and enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms (arts. 2-4); and the right of parents to organize the life within the family in accordance with their religious beliefs and the right of children to have access to a religious education in accordance with the wishes of their parents, as well as the right of children to be protected from any form of discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief (art. 5). 16. As of 15 December 1992, the following Governments had replied to the specific communications transmitted to them by the Special Rapporteur during 1992: Iraq, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan.