Title	Civil and Political Rights, Including the Question of Religious Intolerance: Report by the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Submitted Pursuant to Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2002/40
Publisher	UN Commission on Human Rights
Author	Commission on Human Rights; Abdelfattah Amor
Publication Date	9 January 2003
Country	Algeria
Topics	Freedom of religion | Human rights and fundamental freedoms | Religious discrimination | Terrorism
Citation / Document Symbol	E/CN.4/2003/66/ADD.1
Reference	Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2002/40
Cite as	UN Commission on Human Rights, Civil and Political Rights, Including the Question of Religious Intolerance: Report by the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Submitted Pursuant to Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2002/40, 9 January 2003, E/CN.4/2003/66/ADD.1, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f4a2d134.html [accessed 27 May 2023]
Comments	This report covers the visit paid by the Special Rapporteur to Algeria from 16 to 26 September 2002. It discusses the legal and political setting for freedom of religion or belief and the situation as regards faith and the expression of faith. It highlights the partisan political use of Islam as a tool and the violence generated by religious extremism, the status of women, dialogue between and within religions and the role played by schools in spreading tolerance and non-discrimination. The conclusions and recommendations are concerned with both the management and the prevention of intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief.