A/65/207 universal periodic review mechanism, special procedures and treaty bodies. A third column contains information provided by the State on the consideration given to the recommendations, the steps taken to implement them and any constraints which may prevent their implementation. Those follow-up tables are available online at the mandate’s website. 47 59. Since submitting her previous report to the General Assembly (A/64/159), the Special Rapporteur conducted a mission to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic from 23 to 30 November 2009. At the end of her visit, she concluded that the populace in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic is generally very tolerant on religious matters. During the past 12 years, however, the Special Rapporteur has received a number of serious allegations of human rights violations by the State, such as arrests on the basis of religion, or official campaigns aimed at forcing Christians to renounce their faith. The situation seems to have significantly improved recently, yet the Special Rapporteur remains concerned about individual cases and certain policies that clearly violate freedom of religion or belief. She would like to reiterate that any legislative text should avoid imposing vaguely worded obligations on religious communities, including with regard to registration procedures, and should discontinue the extensive oversight powers currently given to various Government entities in this regard. The Special Rapporteur recommends a review of Decree No. 92/PM for the Management and Protection of Religious Activities and suggests that explanatory policy directions be passed on to the provincial and district levels to avoid any discriminatory interpretation. 48 C. Other activities 60. The Special Rapporteur attended numerous meetings with representatives of States, religious and belief communities and civil society organizations to consider the situation of freedom of religion or belief at the national and international levels. On 23 October 2009, for example, she participated in a round-table discussion on “Special procedures: early warning and emerging issues”, held in New York. She also delivered a keynote speech on the role and significance of the special procedures of the Human Rights Council, at a meeting organized on 1 December 2009 in Bangkok by the OHCHR Regional Office for South-East Asia. 61. The Special Rapporteur also undertook research on issues linked to her mandate and published related articles, for example with regard to children’s religion or belief, 49 as well as concerning missionary activities and conversion issues. 50 Together with other special procedures mandate holders, she issued public statements on the occasion of Human Rights Day (10 December), International Women’s Day (8 March), and the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (21 May). 62. In the joint statement of 10 December 2009 the mandate holders called for stronger commitments and more determined action globally to defeat __________________ 47 48 49 50 10-47047 www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/religion/visits.htm. A/HRC/13/40/Add.4, para. 66. See Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) Review 23, October 2009, pp. 18-19. See Marianne Heimbach-Steins/Heiner Bielefeldt, eds., Religionen und Religionsfreiheit — Menschenrechtliche Perspektiven im Spannungsfeld von Mission und Konversion (Würzburg, 2010), pp. 47-56. 19