E/CN.4/1995/91 page 66 Uzbekistan In a communication dated 21 October 1994, the Special Rapporteur transmitted the following information to the Government of Uzbekistan: "According to information received, at least eight conscientious objectors have been imprisoned, even though the right to freedom of conscience is recognized in the new Constitution of Uzbekistan. It is also stated that under a 1992 Order, the Government represses any group trying to organize by reference to Islam. In particular, it is alleged at the end of 1992 to have banned the Uzbekistan section of the group called the ’Islamic Renaissance Party’ and ordered the arrest of its leader Abdulla Utaev. It is also said to have banned the Islamic group ’Adolat’ (’Justice’), based at Namangan, and in 1993 imprisoned its leader Khakim Satimov, apparently on false charges. Five persons from Namangan were also reportedly arrested near the Afghan border after stating that they were going to Afghanistan to study at a college and to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The authorities allegedly tried to prove a link between these persons and the Islamic group Adolat, despite their denials. They were reportedly sentenced on 22 September 1993 to prison terms of from 5 to 10 years, inter alia, for treason and leaving the country illegally. The Special Rapporteur has been informed that the authorities reportedly closed three churches on 12 June 1994: the Charismatic Church, the Korean Baptist Church and the Full Gospel Church. This measure might, in particular, be the result of street evangelization activities by the Charismatic Church, which is said to have had its legal status withdrawn even though it was officially registered. In June 1994, moreover, a Tashkent evangelist was reportedly interned in a psychiatric asylum after being warned several times that he should stop showing the film ’Jesus’." Pakistan In an urgent appeal dated 6 September 1994, the Special Rapporteur transmitted the following information to the Pakistani Government: "According to the information I receive, in Lahore, a group named the ’Tehrik Tahaffuz-i-Namoos-i-Risalat’ (’Movement for the Preservation of the Sanctity of Prophethood’) would have call to ’seek out and put to death’ each of those it named as the ’greatest blasphemers of our times’. The targets would be the chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Asma Jahangir and three Christian leaders, Tariq C. Qaisar, Father Julius and J. Salik. I would be most grateful to the Government of Pakistan for its views and comments on the allegation I have received. I would also request the Government to inform me of any measures which it has taken, or envisages, to combat hatred and religious intolerance and to make respect relevant international human rights instruments."