A/HRC/4/21/Add.1 page 34 132. According to the allegations received, on 15 October 2006, 12 members of the Rema church were arrested in Adi-Quala town, south of Mendefera, for taking part in Christian worship in a private home. Two of them, Immanuel Andegergesh and Kibrom Firemichael, died in a nearby army camp as a result of torture to make them abandon their faith. 133. On 15 and 16 October 2006, one hundred and sixty members of banned Christian churches were arrested at their homes in Mendefera town, 50 km south of the capital Asmara. The individuals are members of the Kale Hiwot (Word of God) Church, the Full Gospel Church, the Church of the Living God and the Rema Church. It is not known where they are detained and there are concerns that they may be subjected to torture and ill-treatment in an effort to force them to sign a document agreeing to stop worshipping. Observations 134. The Special Rapporteur is concerned that she has not received a reply from the Government concerning the above mentioned allegation. She 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”. She also refers to her above mentioned observations concerning the urgent appeal sent on 7 December 2005. 135. Furthermore, the Special Rapporteur would like to make reference 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). As she noted in her 2005 report to the Commission on Human Rights, “members of religious communities or communities of belief, whenever they find themselves in places of worship, are in a situation of special vulnerability given the nature of their activity. The Special Rapporteur is therefore of the opinion that States should pay increased attention to attacks on places of worship and ensure that all perpetrators of such attacks are properly prosecuted and tried.” (E/CN.4/2005/61, para. 49). 136. Finally, the Special Rapporteur hopes to receive a reply from the Government further to her letter sent in 2004 asking for an invitation to visit Eritrea to assess the situation of freedom of religion or belief. France Communication envoyée le 2 octobre 2006 137. La Rapporteuse spéciale a attiré l’attention du Gouvernement français sur l’information reçue concernant le rapport de la MIVILUDES (Mission interministérielle de vigilance et de lutte contre les dérives sectaires) pour l’année 2005, qui aurait cité, pour la première fois depuis sa création, le mouvement protestant des Frères de Plymouth, sans mettre en œuvre des moyens de nature à justifier les critiques émises publiquement à son encontre dans ledit rapport. À l’occasion de la publication dudit rapport, le président de la MIVILUDES aurait déclaré le 26 avril 2006, sur les ondes d’une station radiophonique publique nationale, que « Des contacts ont pu être pris, et en tout cas, des témoignages ont été reçus. Il faut savoir que ces organisations sont très fermées et que quand on veut les rencontrer, ce n’est pas toujours très facile ». S’agissant des Frères de