A/HRC/28/20 Tympou, Galaktotrofousa in Palekythro, Saint Marina in Tympou, Prophet Elias in Tympou, Saint Antipas in Pyroi, Agia Paraskevi in Ayios Theodoros, Agios Mandilios in Kalo Chorio Kapouti, Virgin Mary in Trikomo and Saint Demetrios in Kaimakli. In addition, the religious service at the reopened Maronite chapel of Saint Antonis in Kythrea was interrupted on 31 May 2014. A request for a service at the Panayia Pergaminiotissa Church in Akanthou on 5 September 2014 was cancelled despite having been initially approved. 41. The bicommunal Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), pursued its surveys, designs, emergency measures and conservation works of cultural heritage sites on the whole island. Surveys, investigations and conservation project designs are being completed for the Agios Panteleimonas Monastery in Myrtou/Mirti/Çamlıbel, the Walls between Othello and Arsenal, the Ravelin/Land Gate and the Martinengo Bastion. Conservation designs for the Watermill/Aqueduct in Chrysochou/Hirsofu were completed. On 11 December 2013, the completion of the first conservation project was marked by a ceremony at the Church of Panagia in Trachoni/Trahoni/Demirhan. In June 2014, the emergency measures at the Panagia Melandrina Church in Kalograia/Kalogreya/Bahçeli were completed. On 1 July 2014, the contract for phase 1 of the restoration project for the Apostolos Andreas Monastery was signed between the UNDP Partnership for the Future and a joint venture comprising Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot contractors. Site preparations were completed and works have been progressing. Completion of the conservation works at the Agios Nicolaos Church in Syrianochori/Siryanahoro/Yayla was marked by an event held on 15 October 2014. Conservation works at the Agios Afksentios Church in Komi/Komi Kebir/Büyükkonuk are ongoing. Structural consolidation works at the Othello Tower in Famagusta are ongoing and emergency measures for the mosques in Evretou/Evretu were completed in November 2014. On 26 November 2014, emergency measures began at the Mosque of Cherkezoi/Çerkez. Additional work is being carried out at the Profitis Elias Church in Fyllia/Filya/Serhatkoy, hamam in Paphos and the mosque in Deneia/Denya. F. Freedom of opinion and expression 42. According to article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. 43. In July 2014, the Human Rights Committee asked the Government of Cyprus to provide information on the amendments to the Law on the Procedure for the Standardization of Geographical Names of the Republic of Cyprus, and to state how the amendments comply with article 19, paragraph 3 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.43 44. The Law on the Procedure for the Standardization of Geographical Names of the Republic of Cyprus was amended in July 2013, criminalizing the alteration of names of regions, cities and villages. According to article 6, paragraph 1 of the law, any person who publishes, imports, circulates, offers, distributes or sells in the Republic of Cyprus maps, books or other documents, conventionally or digitally printed, in which geographical names and toponyms of areas of the Republic are printed differently from those designated in accordance with the procedures provided for in the law or of those in the dictionary of toponyms commits an offence and, if convicted, is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 43 CCPR/C/CYP/Q/4, para. 25. 13

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