E/CN.4/1991/56 page 84 Dominican Republic 54. In a communication addressed to the Government of the Dominican Republic on 20 September 1990, the Special Rapporteur transmitted the following information: "According to the information received, some members of the Maranatajoraalingen Church, of Swedish origin, established in the Dominican Republic, allegedly suffered a number of human rights violations, apparently because they belong to this religion. Complaints have been made relating to the following cases: 1. Carlos Peiia Roa and two other persons. According to the complaint, these persons have been in La Victoria prison for 15 years. In the first 11 years of imprisonment they were allegedly denied access to a court to establish the lawfulness of their imprisonment. They were allegedly convicted by the Supreme Court on 27 October 1989, although the sentence is not known. 2. A missionary, Berno Widen, and Joakim Jakobsson (15 years of age), both of Swedish nationality, and the Dominicans Sandra Sanchez (14 years of age) and Jeremias Quesada, have alleged that they went to the La Victoria prison to visit Carlos Pena Roa (mentioned in the previous paragraph), and were held by the police on charges of drug trafficking. 3. Pastor Arne Imsen was allegedly prevented from entering the country when he attempted to attend the above oral proceedings that led to the sentence handed down on 27 October 1989." Egypt 55. In a communication of 15 June 1990 addressed to the Government of Egypt, the following information was transmitted by the Special Rapporteur: "According to the information received, acts of discrimination against Egyptian citizens of the Christian faith, affecting also their property, churches and associations, have occurred in Upper Egypt, particularly in Menya, Abu Qurqas, Beni Mazar and the villages of Beni Ebid and Al-Berba. In mid-February 1990, an Islamist organization called 'Gammaa Islamyia' allegedly resorted to acts of violence against Christian citizens in Menya. It was also reported that some members of this organization had distributed leaflets in Cairo University on 18 February 1990, and Ashar University on 26 February 1990, calling for vengeance against Christians who were accused of managing a prostitution ring made up of Moslem women. Other reports suggest that on 2 March 1990 members of the Christian community in the town of Abu Qurqas and in the villages of Beni Ebid and Al-Berba were subjected to physical attacks. Moreover, five Christian churches, the headquarters of two Christian charity organizations and Christian-owned establishments including seven pharmacies, 29 shops, two confectionary factories and two storehouses were allegedly destroyed and burned."