E/CN.4/1996/95 page 11 52. With reference to the contents of the replies, Cyprus has sent the Special Rapporteur information on its legislation, in particular the procedure for recognition of conscientious objector status, and a forthcoming initiative of the Attorney-General for a thorough study of that legislation to explore to what extent the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ demands might be satisfied and perhaps to submit a new bill on the subject if necessary. 53. Egypt informed the Special Rapporteur of its legislation on freedom of belief and worship, on the status of Egyptian Christians and on the cases of Mr. I. Ali Mohammed Sharaf el-Din, Mr. Nashwaa Abd El Aziz and Mr. Hanan al-Safti. 54. Eritrea expressed disagreement about the alleged violations of the rights of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and transmitted a communiqué from the Ministry of the Interior. India attributed responsibility for the destruction of the Holy Shrine of Sharar-e-Sharif to mercenaries aided by Pakistan. Nepal confirmed the arrest and detention of individuals for attempted conversions. Turkey provided a detailed reply, in particular about the Assyrian-Chaldean community, the Halki Theological School, the Orthodox Patriarchate, the Armenian Orthodox Church and the Alevis. Viet Nam replied on particular cases, including those of Dinh Nhaim, Dang Phuc Tue, Thich Long Tri, Pham Ngoc An, Pham Van Tuong, Pham Van Xua and Nguyen Thi Em. 55. In regard to late replies, the Special Rapporteur received letters from the following 17 States in response to his reminders: Albania (process of restitution of religious property and objects confiscated under the previous regime; use of the Greek language in the liturgy of the autocephalous Church of Albania), Germany (legislation guaranteeing freedom of religion; non-recognition of Scientology as a religious community, in particular pursuant to a decision by the Federal Labour Court on the commercial aims of Scientology; no discrimination against it), Bangladesh (non-discriminatory legislation in the religious field; cases of violations of the rights of religious minorities on non-religious grounds; no discrimination; case of Taslima Nasreen, in particular the Government’s position sanctioning fatwahs), Belarus (legislation guaranteeing freedom of religion and conscience and stipulating restrictions established by law and compatible with international law - maintenance of security, public order, etc.; legal procedure for registration of religious communities allowing for the possibility of appeal in court against refusal of registration; no religious intolerance of the Hare Krishna), Greece (legislation on freedom of religion and conscience; prohibition against proselytism; conscientious objection linked to the opportunity to perform unarmed military service; no religious intolerance, in particular, of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in the school system - case of Charalambos Andreopoulos, Theofilos, Theofilos Tzenos, case of Jehovah Witnesses in Alexandroupolis, in Gazi, Malevizion, case of the Muslim minority in Thrace), Indonesia (legal prohibition on the Jehovah Witnesses and Baha’is; case of Djoni Purwoto, Sugiri Cahyono, Bambab Nahya Nirbita, Ambar Widi Atmoko), Islamic Republic of Iran (non-recognition of the Baha’i faith as a religion; inquiry into the assassination of clergymen Mikailian and Debbaj and arrests and trials of the three individuals allegedly responsible), Iraq (legislation guaranteeing freedom of religion; non-interference in the internal affairs of religious communities, in particular in the case of Assyrian-Chaldean priest E. Yuhanna who was dismissed by his bishop),