A/HRC/22/18 children of men with the status.16 However, children of women with displaced person status are still not accorded the status or counted by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus as internally displaced persons, unlike the children of men with the status. 22. In its concluding observations of 15 June 2012 (CRC/C/CYP/CO/3-4), the Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed its concern at the policy of Cyprus of issuing children of internally displaced persons a certificate of refugee status instead of a refugee identity card, resulting in limitations on the housing schemes that they are eligible for, and the Committee urged Cyprus to ensure that children of internally displaced persons have equal access to all essential services, including housing schemes (paras. 46 and 47). 23. Furthermore, the Committee on the Rights of the Child remained concerned that there continues to be discrimination against children of Turkish origin and other minorities. In accordance with article 2 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Committee urged Cyprus to increase its efforts to adopt a proactive and comprehensive strategy to eliminate discrimination on any grounds, including by considering the establishment of a targeted programme specifically addressing discrimination against children of Turkish descent and other ethnic minorities (paras. 21 and 22). C. Freedom of movement 24. According to article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each State, as well as the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country. 17 25. In Cyprus, however, crossings between the northern and the southern parts of the island are still possible only through official crossing points, which limits freedom of movement. During the reporting period, UNFICYP recorded more than 1,370,000 official crossings through the buffer zone.18 The “Green Line” Regulation (EC) 866/2004 continues to define the terms under which provisions of European Union law apply to the movement of persons, goods and services across the line between the northern and the southern parts. In the eighth report on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) 866/2004, the European Commission noted that the Green Line Regulation provided a stable legal framework for the free movement of Cypriots, other European Union citizens and thirdcountry nationals who cross the Green Line at authorized crossing points. 19 While there was a slight increase in the number of Greek Cypriots crossing the line in 2011, the number of Turkish Cypriots, non-Cypriot European Union citizens and third-country nationals crossing the line decreased slightly. The Ledra Street/Lokmaçı crossing point continued to account for the vast majority of crossings by non-Cypriots, primarily tourists. 26. The Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief noted in his mission report (A/HRC/22/51/Add.1, paras. 38, 46, 51, 55, 71, 77 and 85) that the opening of a number of crossing points since 2003 allows people – albeit not all – to move about more or less freely and have access to religious sites previously inaccessible to them. However, the Special Rapporteur also referred to the case of the Greek Orthodox Bishop of Karpasia, whose name had been put by the de facto authorities on a “stop-list” since January 2012, with the result that he has been prohibited from visiting his Bishopric which lies in the northern part. The de facto authorities argued that they did not recognize his title and that he was “well- 16 17 18 19 Ibid., pp. 62 and 66; see also A/HRC/19/22, para. 15. See also article 12 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Information received from UNFICYP. Report from the Commission to the Council, COM(2012) 251 final, p. 3. 9