E/CN.4/1990/46 page 4 Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Ukrainian SSR, Union of Myanmar, United Kingdom, United States of America, Yemen Arab Republic. 17. The following non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council also replied: Baptist World Alliance, Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers), International Council of Women, International Humanist and Ethical Union, International Pen, Minority Support Group, Soka Gakkai International. 18. The Special Rapporteur also received information from various other religious or lay sources on alleged infringements of the provisions of the Declaration in many countries. 19. In addition to the general request for information addressed to all Governments on 30 June 1989, the Special Rapporteur addressed a more specific request to a number of Governments in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 11 of Commission on Human Rights resolution 1989/44, whereby the Special Rapporteur is invited "to seek the views and comments of the Government concerned on any information which he intends to include in his report", and with reference to the provisions of paragraph 12, whereby the Commission calls upon Governments "to co-operate with the Special Rapporteur, inter alia, by responding expeditiously to requests for such views and comments". In these specific communications the Special Rapporteur requested any comments on the subject of information on situations which seemed to involve a departure from the provisions of the Declaration, particularly those dealing with the enjoyment of the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion (arts. 1 and 6 ) | the prevention9 elimination and prohibition of discrimination and intolerance on the grounds of religion or belief in the recognition, exercise and enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms (arts. 2-4); and the right of parents to organize life within the family in accordance with their religious beliefs and the right of children to have access to a religious education in accordance with the wishes of their parents, as well as the right of children to be protected from any form of discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief (art. 5 ) . 20. At 20 December 1989, the following Governments had replied to the specific communications transmitted to them by the Special Rapporteur during 1989 regarding situations which seemed to involve a departure from the provisions of the Declaration; Albania, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq9 Italy, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Union of Myanmar, United Kingdom, Viet Nam. All the allegations transmitted to Governments and the replies received are included in this report. 21. In addition, following specific communications transmitted to Governments during 1987 and 1988, the Special Rapporteur received in 1989 replies from the Governments of Albania, Iraq, Italy, Malaysia and Nicaragua. Both the specific communications and their replies are included in this report.