A/61/340
Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of
religion or belief
Summary
The Special Rapporteur submits the present report to the General Assembly
pursuant to its resolution 60/166.
The report sets out the activities carried out under the mandate since the
submission of her previous report to the General Assembly (A/60/399), including
country visits, communications and other activities.
The report also presents an analysis of recent patterns and trends relevant to the
mandate and sets out a number of conclusions and recommendations.
Contents
Page
I.
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1–11
3
II.
Activities of the mandate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12–45
5
A.
Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12–14
5
B.
Country visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15–34
5
C.
Other activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35–45
7
Patterns and trends in freedom of religion or belief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46–69
9
A.
Religious minorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49–51
10
B.
Registration and restrictions on freedom of information on religion or belief
52–54
10
C.
Conversion and propagation of religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55–61
11
D.
Religious symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
62–63
12
E.
Counter terrorism and freedom of religion or belief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
64–66
13
F.
Right to freedom of religion or belief of persons deprived of their liberty . .
67–68
13
G.
Religion and the right to freedom of expression. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
69
13
Conclusions and recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70–76
14
III.
IV.
2
Paragraphs
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