E/CN.4/2003/66 page 6 allegedly accompanied their instructions with threats, claiming that the Adventists could be preparing terrorist actions against President Aliev, who was due to visit on 15 June. The family appealed to the State Committee for Relations with Religious Organizations in Baku in late July 2002, but reportedly has still not been allowed to return home. In September 2001, three of their children were allegedly barred from attending school on the grounds that they were Adventists and the family was allegedly threatened with deportation in October 2001. 15. On 5 April 2002, a local policeman in the town of Chukhuryurd reportedly tried to prevent a small Baptist church from meeting. 16. On 1 April 2002, Nina Koptseva, a Russian woman living in Baku by invitation of the Greater Grace Protestant Church, was reportedly forcibly deported from Azerbaijan after having allegedly been forced by the police to sign a confession that she had been distributing “religious propaganda”. Allegedly, the document was in Azeri, a language she does not understand. Ms. Koptseva was reportedly arrested in the street on 30 March 2002 along with Ms. Elnara Guseinova and Ms. Sevinge Nazirova, who are said to have been fined. Bangladesh 17. With regard to the attacks on religious minorities following the October 2001 elections (paragraphs 17-20 of the above-mentioned report), the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh has replied, inter alia: “There were reports of sporadic post-election disturbances and in some of these incidents, minorities were affected. The Government initiated immediate action to stop the deterioration of the situation and to bring the perpetrators to justice. From 1 October to 31 December 2001, a total of 92 cases were filed and 23 of these cases were charge-sheeted. A total of 204 persons have been arrested. Six rape cases involving a minority community are currently under investigation. Strengthened security arrangements were made around the places of worship. With regard to the murder of Gopal Krishna Muhuri, a prominent member of the Hindu community, 16 persons were arrested and are being interrogated. One of the suspects made a judicial confession implicating himself and others in the case.” The authorities also reiterated that protection and promotion of the rights of the minorities are constitutional commitments. China 18. Two of the three communications sent by the Special Rapporteur (including an urgent appeal sent jointly with the Special Rapporteur on torture and China’s reply to that urgent appeal) are summarized in paragraphs 21 to 28 of the above-mentioned report. The third communication deals with the following incidents.