Eigen, op. cit.

It should not be construed as a licence to practise a religion, and no one religious group should be able to exert influence over the registration of other religious groups.

The Committee is concerned at the preference given to the Jewish religion in the allocation of funding for religious bodies, to the detriment of Muslims, Christians, Druze and other religious groups.

(i) Competition in the area of religion and belief between traditional religions on the decline and a multitude of new groups and communities claiming the status of religions, but often described as sects, or psycho groups or commercial enterprises

C. Other groups and communities in the field of religion and belief

Certain religious groups, including the Baha apos i community, continued to be persecuted.

It is not a confrontation between religions, but fundamentalist religious groups have severely exacerbated the conflict.

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Note Due to small numbers of some religious groups, they are sometimes combined and categorized as Other .

It urged Tashkent to encourage freedom for all religious groups.

This includes cases where local members of the clergy lead attempts to convert or groups of believers attack members of minority religious groups or their places of worship with the aim of converting them.

Emphasizing that States, regional organizations, non governmental organizations, religious bodies and the media have an important role to play in promoting tolerance, respect and freedom of religion or belief,

Only those groups officially registered with the state as religious associations can enjoy these aspects of the free practice of religion.

The Special Rapporteur also emphasized the importance of establishing an inter confessional permanent dialogue between religious minorities and the Orthodox Church in order to combat all forms of intolerance and religious discrimination.

Welcoming the dialogue and contacts between non governmental organizations and the religious minorities in the Sudan aimed at improving relations between the Government of the Sudan and the religious minority groups,

In other words, the State possesses a sufficiently broad range of legal instruments to combat the various guises adopted by groups and communities cloaking themselves under religion, and to deal with any misunderstandings that arise in respect of groups and communities involved in matters of religion and belief.

The Government was currently working with the various religious denominations to prepare draft legislation on religion that would be satisfactory to all.

This task should be shared with the country rapporteur.

Emphasizing that States, non governmental organizations, religious bodies and the media have an important role to play in promoting tolerance and freedom of religion and belief, in particular through education that teaches tolerance and respect for religion and belief,

Emphasizing that States, non governmental organizations, religious bodies and the media have an important role to play in promoting tolerance and freedom of religion and belief through education that teaches tolerance and respect for religion and belief,

Media organizations, parent teacher associations, religious groups, community development organizations, children and youth groups, professional and business groups can all have crucial roles in assisting children.

The Law provides that religious services may be performed only by communities or groups registered by the Government.

(c) Situations where members of majority religious groups seek to convert or reconvert members of religious minorities

32. The estimated membership of the other groups and communities in the field of religion and belief is given below

Emphasizing that States, regional organizations, non governmental organizations, religious bodies and the media have an important role to play in promoting tolerance and freedom of religion and belief,

The Commission had probed complaints from religious minorities notably the Baha is .

Undoubtedly any violations committed by a religious group should be sanctioned, but they should not lead to banning the religion as such.

A few minor problems were mentioned by those representatives, such as the fact that some religious groups spread negative propaganda against all new religious movements.

49. In these talks, one and the same group or community might be described, depending on whom he was talking to, as a new religious movement, a religion, a sect, or alternatively a psycho group.

(e) To respect the right of everyone to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, whether a member of a religious group or not, and to cease the harassment, detention and persecution of members of religious minorities, whether registered or unregistered

That goes beyond the previously existing penal provisions of section 233 (a) of the Penal Code, concerning public attacks on a group of persons on the grounds of their nationality, colour, race or religion, and of section 125, concerning ridicule of the religion or worship of a lawful religious community in Iceland.

Religious civil society groups were primary movers in building understanding and tolerance by encouraging interfaith dialogue and cooperation.

These actors include parliamentarians, trade unions, academic and research institutes, community groups, businesses, religious groups and the media.

The State party should accordingly respect the right of members of registered and unregistered religions to freely exercise their freedom of religion, and register religious groups who wish to be registered.

Seriously concerned also at the misuse of registration procedures as a means to limit the right to freedom of religion or belief of members of certain religious communities, as well as at the limitations placed on religious publications,

Seriously concerned also at the misuse of registration procedures as a means to limit the right to freedom of religion or belief of members of certain religious communities, as well as at the limitations placed on religious publications,

Other religious groups

Emphasizing that States, regional organizations, non governmental organizations, religious bodies and the media have an important role to play in promoting tolerance, respect and freedom of religion or belief,

Emphasizing that States, regional organizations, non governmental organizations, and religious bodies and the media have an important role to play in promoting tolerance, respect and freedom of religion or belief,

69. The Special Rapporteur had interviews with representatives and followers of the Church of Scientology and with the German authorities, representatives of religious minorities and other groups and communities in the field of belief and religion and non governmental organizations, including those for victims of sects and psycho groups.

However, religious ceremonies were also allowed for religious communities which had concluded a contract with the State.

The Special Rapporteur notes the strong criticism with which the Law was received among many religious groups in the country, which argue that it favours traditional religions over so called new religions.

It is also to be noted that sex education is not compulsory in school because of the objections of some church and religious groups.

The new Law on Religious Communities and Religious Groups was passed in July 1997.