A/HRC/9/7 page 4 6. Furthermore, in response to Council decision 2/102, in which the Council requested the High Commissioner to continue with the fulfilment of her activities, in accordance with all previous decisions adopted by the Commission on Human Rights and to update relevant reports and studies, the High Commissioner submitted to the Council a report of the activities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and those of the human rights mechanisms on efforts to support intercultural dialogue, respect and tolerance (A/HRC/4/50). OHCHR interpreted decision 2/102 as preserving the annual reporting cycle to the Commission in respect of this issue. Subsequently, at the request of the Council in its resolution 4/9, the High Commissioner submitted another report on the activities of OHCHR as well as the human rights mechanisms in combating defamation of religions (A/HRC/6/4). 7. At the request of the General Assembly in its resolution 60/150, the Secretary-General submitted a report (A/61/325) to the Assembly that concluded that the steps taken by Member States, the United Nations system and the wider international community indicated a will to counter religious intolerance, but that continuous allegations of incidents involving intolerance and discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief indicated that much more needed to be done. Pursuant to Assembly resolution 61/164, the Secretary-General submitted a follow-up report (A/62/288) focusing on the activities of States, OHCHR, human rights mechanisms and national human rights institutions to counter defamation of religions. 8. To prepare the present report, on 29 April 2008, OHCHR sent notes verbales to Member States, United Nations bodies and specialized agencies, international, regional and non-governmental organizations, requesting information on the implementation of resolution 7/19 by 2 June 2008. OHCHR received responses from nine Member States,1 one regional organization and five non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council. The responses2 concerned measures undertaken by States and comments and recommendations on various aspects of defamation of religions. The section below summarizes the responses to the notes verbales sent by OHCHR pursuant to the request of the Council. Section III highlights the main issues and themes raised in the responses. II. INFORMATION RECEIVED A. Member States Argentina [Original: Spanish] 9. Argentina stated that freedom of religion is guaranteed under several articles of the Constitution. For instance, article 14 establishes that “all inhabitants of the nation are entitled, in accordance with the laws that regulate their exercise, to profess their religion”. Article 19 establishes that “private actions of men that in no way offend public order or morality, nor injure 1 Argentina, Bahrain, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Egypt, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Mauritius and Turkey. 2 The original replies are available for consultation at the Secretariat.