E/CN.4/1992/52 page 2 Commission on Human Rights at its forty-seventh session in document E/CN.4/1991/56. In that report, he stated his intention to make an overall analysis of the replies received in his report to the Commission at its forty-eighth session. Therefore, chapter III also contains the Special Rapporteur's analysis of all the answers to the questionnaire given by Governments at the time of the finalization of the present report. 9. Lastly, in chapter IV the Special Rapporteur submits conclusions and recommendations based on his analysis of the information available on infringements of the rights set out in the Declaration during the period covered by this report and on the study of measures which could contribute to preventing intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief. I. MANDATE AND WORKING METHODS OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR 10. In his previous reports, the Special Rapporteur included considerations on the subject of his interpretation of the mandate entrusted to him by the Commission on Human Rights (E/CN.4/1988/45, paras. 1-8; E/CN.4/1989/44, paras. 14-18). He particularly stressed its dynamic nature. He therefore considered it necessary in the initial phase to set out the elements of the problem before him and in so doing to identify factors which might be an impediment to the implementation of the provisions of the Declaration; to make a general inventory of incidents and measures inconsistent with those provisions; to emphasize their adverse consequences in respect of the enjoyment of fundamental rights and freedoms; and to recommend a number of remedial measures. 11. In the second phase, the Special Rapporteur deemed it useful to take a more specific approach and to endeavour to identify more precisely particular situations where inconsistencies with the provisions of the Declaration might have been reported. For this purpose he specifically approached a number of Governments and requested clarification of allegations concerning their country in particular. He noted with satisfaction that most of the Governments in question had replied. He deems it essential at the present stage to continue with and to develop this dialogue, which clearly demonstrates a genuine interest in the issues raised in the context of his mandate, and sustains the hope of further mobilization with a view to reaching a solution. 12. This method of direct dialogue with Governments, used experimentally during his previous mandates, has been backed up to some extent during the last four years by the actual terms of Commission on Human Rights resolutions 1988/35, 1989/44, 1990/27 and 1991/48, adopted at the forty-fourth, forty-fifth, forty-sixth and forty-seventh sessions. They invite the Special Rapporteur "to seek the views and comments of the Government concerned on any information which he intends to include in his report". In previous reports, as well as in the present one, the Special Rapporteur has included the answers provided by Governments to a questionnaire which he addressed to them on 25 July 1990. The questions appearing in it were selected in the light of the dialogue which the Special Rapporteur has been able to establish with many Governments since taking up his mandate and reflect aspects which, in his opinion, call for clarification. His analysis of the answers is also included.