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Violent religious clashes are reportedly also continuing at
al Khalil.
On 16 May 1994, after a dispute between Israelis and Palestinians,
at least 12 Palestinians were reportedly injured by settlers and Israeli
soldiers. On 17 May, the armed wing of the Islamic militant Hamas group
allegedly murdered two Israelis and seriously wounded a third in the
head, south of al Khalil.
On 19 May, a Jewish settler from Goush-Kalif, in the south of the
Gaza Strip, was allegedly wounded by Hamas group militants in an attack
with automatic weapons.
The Special Rapporteur has also been informed that on
6 September 1993 an Israeli television journalist, Mr. Yoni Ben Menahem,
who had interviewed Mr. Yasser Arafat on 3 September 1993 in Tunis,
allegedly received a death threat from an extremist Jewish group called
Kach."
Kazakhstan
In a communication dated 5 September 1994, the Special Rapporteur
transmitted the following information to the Government of Kazakhstan:
"The Special Rapporteur has been informed of violations of the
right to conscientious objection.
According to some reports, there are no arrangements for a
non-military national service for conscientious objectors. The following
case was brought to the attention of the Rapporteur and summarized below:
Mr. Roman Grechko, a Jehovah’s Witness, was reportedly sentenced on
30 March 1994 to one year in prison by a court at Almaty for having
refused to do military service."
Kenya
In a communication dated 18 August 1994, the Special Rapporteur
transmitted the following observations to the Government of Kenya:
"The Special Rapporteur has received reports that several incidents
have caused growing tension between Muslims and Christians and created
some hostility towards foreign Protestant humanitarian organizations. In
particular, some Islamic leaders from Wajir, in the north-east of the
country, have allegedly declared a jihad (holy war) against the Inland
Africa Church and World Vision, which support humanitarian projects in
Kenya. At a press conference on 24 August 2993, 15 Muslims extremist
leaders are alleged to have declared that, if the Government did not put
a stop to the activities of the two organizations, the Muslims of the
region would do so themselves.
Specifically the organization World Vision was reportedly accused
of being behind the desecration of 200 copies of the Koran, which were