E/CN.4/1999/58 page 26 intolerance, and that investigations were under way. It also reported that an investigation was being organized into the bomb attack on the Patriarchate. It further stated that no information concerning the closing of the Pentecostal church had been found. Turkey said that the rights of religious minorities were guaranteed by its Constitution and the Lausanne Treaty of Peace. In conclusion, it said: “Therefore, allegations levelled against the Turkish Government in your letter are absolutely unfounded. Acts of crime committed by some, still unidentified, people cannot be attributed to the State. The Turkish Government never tolerates such crimes. On the contrary, all institutions of the Greek Orthodox minority and the Patriarch himself are under the close protection of the Turkish security forces.” The Special Rapporteur wishes to point out that his communications are in no way intended as criticism of a State; on the contrary, their purpose is to elicit its views and observations in the interests of dialogue. In the first place, the communication transmitted to Turkey in no way suggested that the authorities were involved in the acts against Christians (with the exception of the allegation concerning the Pentecostal church); secondly, it referred to the fact that the police investigations had been unsuccessful. It is clearly established in international law that the State is responsible for the security of its citizens and, more generally, for all persons living on its territory, even when acts committed against them are allegedly carried out by non-State entities. With regard to the second communication, Turkey explained that the authorities had never intervened in the internal affairs of the Armenian Patriarchate and had not influenced the outcome of the elections. Ukraine 102. There are reportedly difficulties with the restitution of a Catholic place of worship in Sebastopol confiscated under the previous regime. Yemen 103. In July 1998 three nuns belonging to Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity Order were reportedly killed by a Muslim extremist in the town of Hodeida. B. Analysis of communications 104. An analysis of the communications from the standpoint of the principles, rights and freedoms enunciated in the 1981 Declaration reveals the following seven categories of violation: 1. Violations of the principle of non-discrimination in matters of religion and belief 105. The characteristics of these violations are as follows: policies, laws and regulations, discriminatory practices and acts against (a) certain communities with regard to religion and belief, particularly when such communities are minorities or do not subscribe to the official religion or recognized religions and beliefs, and (b) against women based on interpretations of religion and on traditions supposedly based on religion or belief.