A/58/296 Summary The Special Rapporteur is submitting the present report to the General Assembly pursuant to resolution 57/208 of 18 December 2002. In the present report, the Special Rapporteur deals with communications sent to States since the publication of the most recent report to the Commission on Human Rights and with the replies received, particularly on questions of interreligious violence, the legal and practical limitations on the enjoyment of the right to freedom of religion, problems related to the registration of religious communities, antiterrorist measures taken against certain religious communities, the role of the press, conscientious objection and protection of religious sites. He also deals with the late replies of States to communications sent before the publication of the most recent report, in situ visits and follow-up, and developments with respect to follow-up of the International Consultative Conference, held in Madrid in November 2001. 2