A/HRC/22/51/Add.1 Annex [English only] Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, on his mission to Cyprus (29 March5 April 2012) Contents Paragraphs Page I. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1–7 4 II. International human rights standards ...................................................................... 8–12 5 III. Domestic legal framework on freedom of religion or belief ................................... 13–19 6 IV. Religious demography............................................................................................. 20–32 7 V. Issues of concern to the mandate ............................................................................. 33–69 8 A. The impact of the Cyprus conflict on freedom of religion or belief ............... 33–38 8 B. Religion as part of identity politics ................................................................. 39–41 10 C. The situation of different religious communities ............................................ 42–61 11 D. Freedom of religion or belief and school education........................................ 62–66 16 E. Conscientious objection to military service .................................................... 67–69 17 Conclusions and recommendations ......................................................................... 70–94 18 A. Conclusions .................................................................................................... 70–73 18 B. Recommendations to the Government of the Republic of Cyprus .................. 74–80 19 C. Recommendations to the de facto authorities in the northern part of the island .................................................................................................... 81–87 19 D. Recommendations addressed to other stakeholders ........................................ 88–94 20 VI. 3