E/CN.4/1992/52 page 64 According to the available information, the following persons have fled to Iran or other States and their present whereabouts is unknown: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 % 12. 13. 14. 15. Muhammad Ridha Khalkhali Muhammad Ibrahim Shirazi Abdul Hadi Shirazi Muhammad Ali Salari Murtadha Khalkhali Sadiq Khalkhali Ali Bahr al-Ulum Amin Bahr al-Ulum Mustafa Bahr al-Ulum Izz ed-Din Bahr al-Ulum Jaafar Bahr al-Ulum Ahmad Bahr al-Ulum Muhammad Muhsin Bahr al-Ulum Muhammad Salih Abd al-Rasoul Khurasan Sheikh Jabir Fatlawi Sheikh Muhsin Nasiri was killed by the subversives during the disturbances. We wish to point out that some of the names contained in the list lack the name of the father and grandfather, as well as the family name, which nates it impossible for the competent authorities to identify and locate them. Iraq, which is well known for its ethical traditions and humanitarian heritage, will continue its diligent endeavours to apply the human rights instruments and cooperate with the organizations concerned with this matter in a manner conducive to the promotion of human rights in Iraq. We wish to take this opportunity to express our appreciation for the noble humanitarian task that you are discharging, as well as our willingness to reply to any questions that you might wish to raise. We hope that this reply will be published in full in your report and in the reports of the Commission on Human Rights and the Sub—Commission, in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 728 (XXVIII) of 13 July 1959." 55. On 4 November 1991 a further letter was sent by the Special Rapporteur to the Government of Iraq, as follows: "According to the information received, the Shia Muslim community has been and continues to be subjected to practices inconsistent with the provisions of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, which jeopardize its religious identity and heritage. The systematic destruction of the majority of mosques, Husseiniyas (religious gathering places for commemorating the martyrdom of Iman Hussein), religious schools, libraries, cemeteries and other historic sites in the holy cities of Najaf and Kerbala has been reported. Numerous cemeteries and graveyards are said to have been desecrated and razed and burials have allegedly been prohibited in many of these facilities. The principal public libraries and private collections, some of which contained