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.
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