A/HRC/4/21/Add.1 page 60 Russian Federation Communication sent on 3 April 2006 253. The Special Rapporteur had received information concerning the Hindu community in Moscow. According to the information received, in 2004, the authorities demolished the only Hindu temple in the city, with assurances that a new temple would be built in another location. In October 2005, the authorities withdrew the land allocated for the building a new temple, allegedly because of minor legal inconsistencies. However, no alternative land was allocated for the construction of a new temple. Since June 2004, the Hindu community has had to worship in inadequate accommodation. Response from the Government dated 14 August 2006 254. The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation indicated that a two-storey building used for religious purposes, namely a Hindu temple, was demolished in Moscow in 2004 to make way for new development. The city authorities have proposed two sites to the Hindu community for the construction of a new temple. The proposal to use plot No. 39 on Leningradsky Prospekt was withdrawn on technical legal grounds. At the time of writing, the possibility of building a temple on plot No. 5, Dybenko Street, is under consideration. The matter is currently being followed up by the city authorities. Observations 255. The Special Rapporteur is grateful for the response from the Government. She would be grateful to receive information on further developments in that case. The Special Rapporteur would like to take the opportunity to remind the Government of article 6 of the 1981 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, according to which the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief includes the freedom, “(a) To worship or assemble in connection with a religion or belief […]; (c) To make, acquire and use the necessary articles and materials related to the rites or customs of a religion or belief”. Furthermore, the Special Rapporteur would like to refer to her framework for communications, more specifically to the international human rights norms and to the mandate practice concerning “Freedom to worship” (see above para. 1, category I. 3. a) and “Places of worship” (category I. 3. b). The religious and cultural significance of every place of worship needs to be duly taken into account by the authorities. Urgent allegation sent on 19 May 2006 jointly with the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture 256. The Special Procedures mandate holders drew the attention of the Government to information received regarding Abdu Salim Navruzov, a Tajik national, Sakhabuddin Tursunov, a Tajik national, three unidentified Russian nationals and four unidentified Tajik nationals. According to the information received, at approximately 6.30am on 7 May 2006, armed men in masks with automatic weapons and pistols entered the city mosque on Matmasovskaya Street, in Tyumen City, during morning prayers. The men said that they were members of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and told Abdu Salim Navruzov, Sakhabuddin