A/HRC/11/4 page 9 of expression should be limited in scope to the protection of overriding individual rights and social interests. Restrictions should never be used to protect particular institutions or abstract notions, concepts or beliefs, including religious ones. The declaration further noted that restrictions on freedom of expression to prevent intolerance should be limited in scope to advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence and it encouraged the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council to desist from further adoption of statements supporting the idea of defamation of religions. 25. On 11 December 2008, the Special Rapporteur attended an event in London organized by the non-governmental organization Article 19, on “Promoting equality within a free speech framework”, and from 12 to 14 December he participated in an International Expert Roundtable event on freedom of expression organized by the Center for Media and Communication Studies at Central European University in Budapest. 26. On 5 February 2009 the Special Rapporteur participated in an event entitled “The Agenda for Change: A free speech framework for Nepal” which took place in Kathmandu. A report (“Agenda for Change on Right to Freedom of Expression in Nepal”) prepared as a joint initiative of the non-governmental organizations Freedom Forum, Article 19 and Federation of Nepali journalists (FNJ) was launched as part of the event by Prime Minister Puspa Kamal Dahal. 27. On 23 January, the Special Rapporteur addressed the Wilton Park Conference on “the relationship between freedom of expression and freedom of religion: a victim’s perspective”. The event, entitled “Contemporary and future human rights challenges”, took place from 22 to 24 January in London. 28. From 25 to 29 January, the Special Rapporteur participated in the regional meeting of Latin American organizations on freedom of expression, organized by the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) in Antigua, Guatemala. 29. From 13 to 16 March, the Special Rapporteur participated in a round-table event organized by the International Press Society (SIP) in Asunción. 30. From 22 to 25 March 2009, the Special Rapporteur participated in an international seminar entitled “Latin America in the 21st century: communication and power”. The event was organized by the Latin American Association for Educational Broadcasting (ALER) and the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar. The seminar took place in Quito. D. Country visits 31. From 1 to 5 March 2009, the Special Rapporteur undertook an official country visit to the Maldives. This was the Special Rapporteur’s first country mission as mandate-holder. The visit was carried out at the invitation of the Government in order to examine issues of relevance to his mandate. In his conclusions on the visit, the Special Rapporteur highlighted the importance of the ongoing democratic transition in the Maldives and made preliminary recommendations on how to strengthen this process. An addendum (A/HRC/11/4/Add.3) to this report includes the full mission report of the Special Rapporteur on his visit to the country.