E/CN.4/1992/52 page 170 155. The Government of Canada stated that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms provided that anyone whose Charter rights or freedoms had been infringed could apply to a court for an appropriate and just remedy. In addition, Canadian human rights legislation provided a wide spectrum of remedies with the Human Rights Tribunal for persons whose rights have been infringed under the Canadian Human Rights Act. (i) Conciliation arrangements to which victims of religious intolerance may turn for protection 156. The Special Rapporteur noted that a variety of such arrangements exists. However, the countries which replied to the questionnaire did not provide a detailed description of how they are implemented. The majority of Governments merely indicated which national bodies may be considered as acting to that effect. In their answers to the questionnaire, Governments indicated that victims of religious intolerance could address themselves, inter aliat to the High Court, non-governmental organizations, private human rights commissions, professional associations or to an ombudsman. A number of coutries informed the Special Rapporteur that they envisaged the setting up of conciliation arrangements, for example the institution of ombudsman. In some countries, a conciliation role is performed by national commissions on human rights, parliamentary human rights commissions and the Office of the Attorney-General. In addition to domestic law, a number of Governments indicated that conciliation could be sought under international treaties such as the Inter-American Convention on Human Rights. 157. The Special Rapporteur has observed that countries have adopted a variety of approaches in this respect. In its answer to the questionnaire, the Government of Australia stated that the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act empowered the Human Rights Commission to inquire into any act or practice that might constitute discrimination and to effect a conciliated settlement, and that this also applied to the the rights and freedoms recognized in international human rights instruments. The Government of Colombia stated that the Office of the Presidential Adviser for the Defence, Protection and Promotion of Human Rights served as a channel of communication for individuals and organizations addressing themselves to the State for redress of rights and that the Office of the Attorney-General could also undertake disciplinary proceedings in matters relating to human rights. The Government of Colombia also stated that municipal attorneys have been empowered to act as ombudsman in municipal committees for the defence, protection and promotion of human rights. 158. According to the Government, conciliation in Ecuador may be sought through governmental and non-governmental bodies such as the Human Rights Commission of the National Congress, the Ad Hoc Commission on Human Rights of the Court of Constitutional Guarantees, the Ecumenical Human Rights Committee, the National Human Rights Commisson and the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights in the city of Guayaquil. The Government of Canada stated that the Human Rights Commission could appoint a conciliator. In its reply to the questionnaire, the Government of Iraq indicated that, besides applying to the National Commission on Human Rights, victims of discrimination could