A/HRC/16/53/Add.1 manifest religion or belief. It does not permit any limitations whatsoever on the freedom of thought and conscience or on the freedom to have or adopt a religion or belief of one’s choice. These freedoms are protected unconditionally, as is the right of everyone to hold opinions without interference in article 19.1. In accordance with articles 18.2 and 17, no one can be compelled to reveal his thoughts or adherence to a religion or belief. […] The Committee observes that the freedom to ‘have or to adopt’ a religion or belief necessarily entails the freedom to choose a religion or belief, including the right to replace one’s current religion or belief with another or to adopt atheistic views, as well as the right to retain one’s religion or belief.” 98. With regard to the religious education of Ms. Hegazy-Kamel’s and Mr. Hegazy’s daughter, for which the Government has not provided information, the Special Rapporteur wishes to take this opportunity to refer to his framework for communications, more specifically to the international human rights norms and to the mandate practice concerning the right of parents to ensure the religious and moral education of their children (see para. 1 above, category A. 3. (g)) as well as to his latest thematic report on freedom of religion or belief and school education (A/HRC/16/53, paras. 20-62). 3. (a) Urgent appeal sent on 19 May 2010 jointly with the Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Allegations transmitted to the Government 99. The Special Procedures mandate holders brought to the attention of the Government information regarding Dr. Mohamed Hatem Mohamed Halmy Al-Shafi'y, Mr. Khaled Ezzat Abdel-Samea Mohamed Gaber, Mr. Ibrahim Mostafa Mohamed Al-Gabry Atallah, Mr. Ibrahim Mahmoud Ahmed Sa'eed, Mr. Mostafa Hassan Ahmed Abul-Leef, Mr. Ma'rouf Saber Al-Sayed Abdallah, Mr. Ashraf Abdel-Fadel Ibrahim Al-Khayyal, Mr. Mahmoud Wafdi Mohamed Hassan, and Mr. Nasr Abdel-Mon'iem Mohamed Nassr, who are all Ahmadis living in Egypt. 100. According to the information received, in the morning of 15 March 2010, officers of the Egyptian State Security Investigations officers carried out arrests of the abovementioned members of the Ahmadiyyah community in the five governorates of Cairo, Qalyoubiya, Monufiya, Minya and Sohag. Reportedly, the arrests appear to have been conducted based on an interrogation memorandum by State Security Investigations officers which charged the group of holding and promoting religious “extremist ideas”. 101. The nine Ahmadi men were detained in State Security Investigations headquarters in various governorates for up to six weeks without appearing before any judicial body or being charged with a crime. Since early May 2010 the nine Ahmadis have been detained in Istiqbaal Tora Prison in Cairo. 102. In early May 2010, Mr. Mohamed Hatem Al-Shafi'y and Mr. Khaled Ezzat were brought before the Supreme State Security Prosecutor’s office, which began investigating them on charges of showing contempt for the Islamic religion, a crime under Article 98(f) of the Egyptian Penal Code. The article provides fines or up to five years of imprisonment for any person who “exploits religion in order to promote or advocate extremist ideologies by word of mouth, in writing or in any other manner with a view to stirring up sedition, disparaging or contempt of any heavenly-revealed religion or its adherents, or prejudicing national unity or social harmony.” Their case is registered as no. 357/2010 (Supreme State Security). 103. On 12 May 2010, State Security Investigations officers arrested Ms. Ni'maat Sayed Ahmed, the wife of one of the Ahmadi detainees. On 13 May 2010, the Supreme State Security Prosecutor’s office charged her with showing contempt for religion after asking 22