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We reiterate, though, that we do not believe that a simple set of revisions to the text of WP 162 will result in a viable instrument. (...) We do not believe this obligation is realistic. Draft Article 1: Definitions We believe the Working Group should revisit the definitions after the articles in the rest of the draft are concluded. (...) Moreover, we believe this proposed language could cause confusion, as it implies that there are specific factors that an IdM service provider must manage.

According to article 1, the Decree has the aim of “making religious activities conform to laws and regulations, and ensuring the exercise of the right of Lao people to believe or not believe”. Article 2 notes that various religions have been established with the consent of believers without any coercion or bribery from any political institutions or individuals from outside or inside the country. (...) The Government officially recognizes the Lao Evangelical Church (with an estimated 100,000 believers), the Roman Catholic Church (with around 40,000 believers) and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church (with around 2,000 believers). (...) Paragraph 2 of article 18, however, bars coercion that would impair the right to have or adopt a religion or belief, including the use of threat of physical force or penal sanctions to compel believers or non-believers to adhere to their religious beliefs and congregations, to recant their religion or belief, or to convert.

The Special Rapporteur has observed that the indigenous peoples and organizations concerned generally believe that whatever consultations ICE carried out in the past were inadequate. (...) The Special Rapporteur also believes that the inclusion of external stakeholders could help clarify issues of representation, define the procedure and produce ideas that might lead to consensus. 38. (...) The Special Rapporteur believes that decisive steps need to be taken urgently to find solutions that would allow indigenous peoples to recover the land in their territories.

Less than 2 per cent of the total population are from other Christian communities, including from the Catholic Church (around 7,000 believers), the United Methodist Church (around 1,300 believers) and the Seventh Day Adventist Church (around 500 believers). 19. (...) Many of the Special Rapporteur’s interlocutors also pointed to the perceived correlation between ethnicity and religious affiliation, since the majority of Orthodox believers are ethnic Macedonian and the majority of Muslim believers are ethnic Albanian. (...) The Court also stressed that the right of believers to freedom of religion, which includes the right to manifest one’s religion in community with others, encompassed the expectation that believers would be allowed to associate freely, without arbitrary State intervention.

"If it was a mistake, I believe that we, the Congress, must face up to the question of whether or not the owners of the plant, Mr. (...) They have also said publicly that they do not consider Idris a terrorist or believe that he has any links to bin Laden. P.J. (...) Brogan, a partner at Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue. "Nobody believes this was a chemical weapons plant. The government made a classical blunder--and under these circumstances, it should do the right thing.

The Member States, stressing that acts of terrorism and extremism cannot be justified, believe it important to take comprehensive measures to intensify efforts against terrorism and its ideology, as well as to determine and eliminate the factors and conditions that promote terrorism and extremism. (...) They advocate further improvement of the legal and regulatory framework for cooperation in these areas. The Member States believe that one of the key factors of preserving and enhancing security and stability in the SCO space is a prompt settlement of the situation in Afghanistan. (...) In this context, ongoing efforts to develop the analytical comp onent of the SCO’s economic activities found support. The Member States believe that the development of the service industry and trade in services are essential for the growth and transformation of the economy.