E/CN.4/1989/44 paqe 1 Introduction 1. At its forty-second session, the Commission on Human Riqhts decided, in resolution 1986/20, to appoint for one year a Special Rapporteur to examine incidents and qovernmental actions inconsistent with the provisions of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Reliqion or Belief, and to recommend remedial measures for such situations. 2. Pursuant to that resolution, the Special Rapporteur submitted a first report to the Commission at its forty-third session (E/CN.4/1987/35). His mandate was extended for one year by Commission on Human Riqhts resolution 1987/15 adopted at that session. 3. At its forty-fourth session, the Commission had before it a further report by the Special Rapporteur (E/CN.4/1988/45 and Add.l and Corr.l). Durinq this session it decided, by resolution 1988/55, to extend for two years the mandate of the Special Rapporteur. This decision was endorsed by the Economic and Social Council in its decision 1988/142. 4. The report which follows is submitted to the Commission on Human Riqhts at its present session in accordance with the provisions of resolution 1988/55, paraqraph 15. 5. In chapter I, the Special Rapporteur recalls the terms of his mandate and his interpretation of them, and describes the workinq methods which he used in preparinq this third report. 6. Chapter II concerns the activities of the Special Rapporteur durinq the present reportinq Period, and in particular contains alleqations duly transmitted to the Governments concerned reqardinq situations which seem to involve a departure from the provisions of the Declaration, and a summary of the replies received. 7. In chapter III, the Special Rapporteur refers to national and international quarantees for freedom of thouqht, conscience, reliqion and belief and qives examples of some positive steps taken to implement the principles advocated in the Declaration. 8. Chapter IV contains an analysis of the information collected by the Special Rapporteur as evidence of the persistence of numerous infrinqements of the riqhts set out in the Declaration durinq the period covered by this report. 9. Lastly, in chapter V, the Special Rapporteur submits his conclusions and recommendations based on his analysis of the information available and the study of measures which could contribute to preventinq intolerance and discrimination based on reliqion or belief.