E/CN.4/1995/91/Add.1 page 89 6.2 The people’s level maturity stemming from their recognition that religious pluralism is not or should not be a hindrance to social unity; 6.3 Education, in its formal and informal sense, as a means of instilling respect and understanding for the beliefs of other people; 6.4 The creation of an independent watchdog that monitors compliance with human rights laws and convention and investigates complaints of human rights violations." QATAR 40. On 21 July 1994, the Special Rapporteur received the following general information from the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Office at Geneva: "The provisional Constitution of the State of Qatar, as amended, stipulates as follows: Article 9: All persons shall enjoy equal public rights and shall be subject to equal public duties without distinction on grounds of race, sex or religion. Article 13: The freedom of publication and the press shall be guaranteed in accordance with the law. Moreover, the Penal Code of the State of Qatar, published under Act No. 14 of 1971, stipulates as follows: Article 306: All persons destroying, degrading or desecrating a place of worship or any object held sacred by any human community whatever for the purpose of offending that community’s religion, or who commit such acts knowing that that human community is entitled to consider that such destruction, degradation or desecration constitutes an offence to its religion, shall be liable to a prison sentence of not more than two years or a fine of not more than 2,000 rials or to both these penalties." ROMANIA 41. On 29 June 1994, the Special Rapporteur received the following general information: "After the revolution of December 1989, religion in Romania achieved a status of real autonomy. At present, denominations are free and independent; the State recognizes and guarantees the exercise of human rights, including religious freedoms. All denominations are considered equal, before the law and the public authorities, with no privileges or discrimination.