E/CN.4/1992/52 page 176 majority Shia religious community in Iraq and constitute an infringement of the provisions of the Declaration. They range from the enforced disappearance of numerous clergy and members of their families to the destruction and desecration of shrines, places of worship and cemeteries. 177. The Special Rapporteur has also noted with concern that members of the clergy belonging to various Christian denominations have continued to be subjected to intimidation and death threats and have been killed in a number of countries. Although it may sometimes be difficult to determine whether such persecution is based on religious or political motives, the Special Rapporteur nevertheless transmitted allegations concerning such incidents to the Governments of countries in which they had occurred with a view to obtaining clarifications. On the other hand, in connection with Commission resolution 1991/29, his attention was drawn to the situation of members of the Catholic clergy in Peru engaged in social work with underprivileged segments of the society who have been attacked and killed by members of armed groups that spread terror among the population. 178. The Special Rapporteur has also taken due note of resolution 1991/70, in which the Commission requested representatives of United Nations human rights bodies to continue to take urgent steps, in conformity with their mandates, to help prevent the occurrence of intimidation or reprisal as well as prevent access to United Nations human rights procedures being hampered in any way. However, during the period under review, no specific incidents or cases falling within the purview of resolution 1991/70 were reported to the Special Rapporteur. 179. Since his appointment, the Special Rapporteur has been collecting information regarding constitutional and legal guarantees of the freedoms enshrined in the 1981 Declaration and the measures taken by States to combat intolerance, as well as incidents and governmental actions which might be inconsistent with the provisions it contains. He has received this information from Governments, non-governmental organizations, as well as other, religious and lay, sources. As the Special Rapporteur already indicated in his previous report, the quantity and variety of this information has prompted him to select a number of questions which he considers of particular relevance to his mandate in order better to clarify certain situations which have been recurrent over the years. As indicated in chapter III of the present report, on 25 July 1990 he addressed a questionnaire containing 11 questions to all Governments with a view to finding out how they deal with such situations in their legislation and judicial and administrative practice. Section В of chapter III contains an analysis of their replies. 180. The Special Rapporteur expresses his sincere gratitude to the Governments which have provided answers to the questionnaire and greatly appreciates their valuable cooperation in helping him carry out his mandate. The responses he has received range from direct answers to the questions he asked to general replies and those containing excerpts from relevant constitutional and legal provisions. The Special Rapporteur is particularly grateful to the Governments which provided definitions and detailed answers to every question. On the other hand, a number of answers were so brief as not to allow for conclusive insight into a Government's position regarding a specific issue.