A/HRC/4/21 page 6 defenders; the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people; the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living; and the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture. 11. The following issues were raised with the Governments: freedom to adopt, change or renounce a religion or belief as well as freedom from coercion; the right to manifest one’s religion or belief; freedom to worship; places of worship; registration; and the freedom of religion or belief of vulnerable groups such as detainees, minorities, children and women. As in previous years, the Special Rapporteur has received an important number of reports alleging discrimination on the basis of religion or belief, including inter-religious discrimination, intolerance, as well as gender discrimination. The Special Rapporteur has also sent communications to some Governments requesting information on legislative issues, including draft laws and recently adopted bills dealing with the registration of religious organizations and the prohibition of so-called “unlawful conversion”. 12. A significant proportion of the communications were sent concerning cases in which violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief were coupled with violations of other human rights. For instance, there have been cases where freedom of expression was also violated and where the situation concerned intra-religious conflicts and/or incitement to religious hatred. There were further communications sent with regard to alleged cases of torture or ill-treatment of persons held in custody on the basis of their religion or belief, one case of death in custody, as well as recurring cases of religiously motivated forms of punishment. As mentioned above, in cases which raised a number of human rights violations, the Special Rapporteur acted jointly with other relevant mandates. She considers these joint communications to be a vital component of the whole system of special procedures, underlining the fact that all human rights are universal, indivisible and interdependent and interrelated. She trusts that the particular features of her mandate can add some wealth to the human rights values and to the monitoring approaches. 13. A summary of communications sent from 1 December 2005 to 30 November 2006 and responses received from Governments by 30 January 2007 is contained in addendum 1, which also contains the Special Rapporteur’s observations on the concerns raised. In order to facilitate the examination of reported violations, she intends to develop a model questionnaire relating to her mandate and, similarly to other special procedures, make this questionnaire available online for persons wishing to report cases of alleged violations. The Special Rapporteur would like to emphasize, however, that communications are of course also considered even when they are not submitted in the form of the model questionnaire. B. In situ visits 14. A second pillar of the Special Rapporteur’s activities is the conducting of country visits. These enable the Special Rapporteur to talk directly with governmental and non-governmental representatives and to get first-hand information at the sources. She recalls that in its resolution 2005/40, the Commission on Human Rights urged “all Governments to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur and to respond favourably to her request to visit their countries so as to enable her to fulfil her mandate more effectively”. Since the inception of the mandate, a total of 24 country visits have been undertaken by the mandate holders as well as a joint report with four other special procedures holders on the situation of detainees at Guantánamo Bay