E/CN.4/1992/52 page 130 Bolivia "It has not been necessary to take any such steps because no incidents of the kind mentioned have occurred." "We have not had any expressions of extremist or fanatical opinions which may lead to religious intransigence or intolerance." Burkina Faso In its reply, the Government did not refer specifically to this question, but it stated the following: "with regard to fundamentalism and religious intolerance, Burkina Faso welcomes the fact that these extremist forms of expression have not found favour in its territory." Canada "In Canada there are a number of restrictions on the expression of opinions which might lead to religious intransigence or intolerance. Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act prohibits communication by telephone of any matter that is likely to expose persons to hatred or contempt on the basis of a prohibited ground of discrimination. In Taylor et al. v. Canadian Human Rights Commission, (1987) 3 F.C. 593 the Federal Court of Appeal held that this provision did not violate section 2(b) of the [Canadian] Charter [of Rights and Freedoms], which guarantees freedom of expression. Section 319 of the Criminal Code prohibits the wilful promotion of hatred against an identifiable group. In R. v. Keecrstra (13 December, 1990) the Supreme Court of Canada held that this type of communication came within the scope of freedom of expression in section 2(b) of the Charter, but that the restriction upon it was a reasonable limit within the terms of section 1 of the Charter. Therefore the provision was constitutionally valid. Furthermore, the Radio Regulations, 1986 and the Television Broadcasting Regulations, 1987 prohibit the broadcast of any abusive comment or pictorial representation that tends to expose an individual or group on the basis of a number of characteristics including religion." Cyprus "There has been no need for taking any such steps." Egypt "The Egyptian Constitution guarantees freedom of opinion, expression and publication within the limits of the law and any steps that are taken to prevent the expression of extremist opinion are regulated by the provisions of the law and the Constitution when expression of opinion exceeds the limits and

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