A/69/261
All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief
(General Assembly resolution 36/55).
7.
The Special Rapporteur regularly receives complaints about human rights
violations committed against individuals and groups from various religious or belief
backgrounds, which he takes up with the concerned States, as appropriate. Since the
creation of the mandate, the Special Rapporteurs have sent more than 1,350 allegation
letters and urgent appeals to a total of 130 States. The communications sent between
1 March 2013 and 28 February 2014 and the replies received from Governments
before 30 April 2014 are included in the latest communications reports
(A/HRC/24/21, A/HRC/25/74 and A/HRC/26/21).
C.
Presentations and consultations
8.
On 27 and 28 August 2013, the Special Rapporteur conducted a number of
seminars organized by State institutions and civil society organizations in Helsinki.
9.
On 12 September 2013, the Special Rapporteur conducted a follow -up visit to
Cyprus, where he participated in the first interreligious round table, organized by
the Office of the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process, under the auspices of
the Embassy of Sweden, in cooperation with OHCHR.
10. Between 30 September and 2 October 2013, the Special Rapporteur attended
the International Conference on Dialogue among Cultures and Rel igions, which was
organized in Rabat by the International Organization of la Francophonie and the
Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, under the patronage of
the King of Morocco.
11. On 18 October 2013, the Special Rapporteur particip ated in an international
conference on religion and politics on the theme “Blasphemy as political game”,
organized by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, in
Geneva.
12. Between 27 and 31 October 2013, the Special Rapporteur pre sented his interim
report to the General Assembly (A/68/290) at its sixty-eighth session, with a focus
on the intersection of freedom of religion or belief and the equality of men and
women. In this context, he also participated in a number of side events on different
themes.
13. On 14 and 15 November 2013, the Special Rapporteur visited Stockholm and
attended a seminar on the topic “Freedom of religion or belief and equality between
men and women — what could the EU and its Member States do”, organized by the
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden. He used this opportunity to also participate
in a number of other events.
14. On 27 November 2013, the Special Rapporteur attended the sixth session of
the Forum on Minority Issues, held in Geneva. The session focused on guaranteeing
the rights of religious minorities.
15. Between 17 and 19 January 2014, the Special Rapporteur participated in a
conference on freedom of religion or belief, organized by the International Religious
Liberty Association, in Madrid.
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