A/HRC/16/53 C. Examination of incidents and governmental actions incompatible with the provisions of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief and recommendation of remedial measures as appropriate 11. The Special Rapporteur has continued to engage in constructive dialogue with States by sending them communications to seek clarification on credible allegations of incidents and governmental actions incompatible with the provisions of the 1981 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief. Since 1986, the Special Rapporteur has sent more than 1,200 allegation letters and urgent appeals to a total of 130 States. The communications sent by the Special Rapporteur between 1 December 2009 and 30 November 2010, and the replies received from Governments, are summarized in his latest communications report (A/HRC/16/53/Add.1). The Special Rapporteur continues to include in the report practical recommendations of remedial measures as appropriate in the observations to each of these cases. 12. The Special Rapporteur’s communications cover a wide range of thematic issues, including allegations of disappearances, torture, arrest and detention of individuals belonging to religious minorities or belief communities. Another major issue of concern is intercommunal violence which has unfortunately resulted in the killing of hundreds of persons, including many women and children. The communications also relate to death threats against and discrimination of converts as well as statements inciting violence directed against members of religious minorities. The Special Rapporteur has also taken up allegations of public manifestations of religious intolerance, stigmatization of persons based on their religion or belief and public announcements of disrespectful acts. Further cases involve attacks on places of worship and religious tensions related to religious sites, including cemeteries. In addition, allegation letters were sent with regard to the situation of asylum-seekers who were due to be forcibly returned to their home countries where their life or freedom would be threatened on account of their religion. The Special Rapporteur has also analysed constitutional and legislative systems as well as draft legislation that fail to provide adequate and effective guarantees of freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief to all without distinction. Some communications deal with cases of conscientious objectors who have been sentenced, or risk imprisonment, for refusing to serve in the country’s military because of their beliefs. 13. Country visits offer further opportunities to examine and analyse such incidents and governmental actions in greater detail. Conclusions and recommendations in mission reports can be tailored to the domestic legislation, bills, policies and their implementation. Since the establishment of the mandate, the Special Rapporteur has conducted 31 country visits, including one follow-up mission. A list of the country visits is contained in the Special Rapporteur’s previous report to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/13/40, para. 13). The Special Rapporteur would also like to highlight that the Universal Human Rights Index of United Nations Documents, an online research tool,5 provides easy access to country-specific human rights information by compiling conclusions and recommendations addressed by United Nations independent experts to specific countries in view of improving the human rights situation. 5 See www.universalhumanrightsindex.org. 5