A/63/161 situation of human rights defenders; the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture; and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. B. Country visits 8. In the past 14 years, the mandate holders have conducted 27 visits to analyse the situation of 26 countries on all continents. Since her previous report, she has visited Angola (in November 2007), Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (in January 2008) and India (in March 2008). The visit to India was the first followup visit of the mandate, since her predecessor conducted a mission to India in 1996. The Special Rapporteur would like to emphasize that during her missions, she experienced a very satisfactory level of cooperation from the Governments concerned and there was always a genuine dialogue aimed at strengthening the States’ capacity to comply with their human rights obligations. 1. Visit to Angola 9. The Special Rapporteur visited Angola from 20 to 27 November 2007. While the right to freedom of religion or belief is enshrined in the 1992 Constitution, the Special Rapporteur noted concerns regarding Law No. 2/04 on freedom of religion, conscience and worship, which contains stringent requirements for registration, for example membership of 100,000 persons who are domiciled in Angola, from two thirds of the total of the Angolan provinces. This law discriminates against religious minorities and is not in conformity with the international standards to which Angola is a party. The Special Rapporteur recommended that the law should be reformed and was encouraged by the openness of the Government towards reviewing the provisions of the law. 10. The Special Rapporteur regretted that Angola was also affected by a dominant global trend of associating Muslims with international terrorism. She emphasized the Government’s obligation to promote tolerance and to prevent any official from making statements to the detriment of any religious community. With regard to one detention centre that she visited, she expressed regret that, although 95 per cent of the 165 detainees were Muslims, they had no access to an imam or religious books. 11. Concerning the situation in Cabinda, the Special Rapporteur received a significant number of reports of violence, intimidation and harassment and arrests by State agents of individuals perceived to dispute the appointment of the Catholic bishop of Cabinda. She was also concerned at the violence and threats against the leadership of the Angolan Catholic Church, and urged that intra-religious dialogue between the opposing factions be facilitated. 12. The Special Rapporteur also expressed concern at the abuse and violence against children who were accused by their families of witchcraft. She was encouraged by the leadership assumed by the National Children’s Institute, together with UNICEF, to address this problem; however, the response to the various problems has been isolated and fragmented. Finally, the Special Rapporteur recommended that the Government of Angola sign a memorandum of understanding with OHCHR with a view to establishing an office with a full mandate to promote and protect all human rights. She regrets that, in March 2008, the Government decided not to sign a comprehensive agreement for human rights promotion and 6 08-43442