Access to worship across the Line
Do opening hours and crossing arrangements allow people to practise their religion?
What the documents show
OHCHR’s report covering 2024 records restricted prayer times at Hala Sultan Tekke because of civil opening hours. It also records UN-facilitated visits by almost 1,300 pilgrims from the north. Both the restriction and the facilitated access belong in the record (paragraphs 53–54). These are 2024 observations.
What the evidence still needs to answer
What are the current prayer hours, permission requirements and documented reasons for refused visits?
Related assessments
Sources
- OHCHR Report on the Question of Human Rights in Cyprus, A/HRC/58/21A — primary / documentaryOHCHR's report on the human rights situation in Cyprus, covering 1 December 2023 to 30 November 2024 and recording two Administrative Court citizenship decisions from March 2024.A/HRC/58/21, paras. 23–24 and footnotes 28–29 — Administrative Court decisions of 13 and 28 March 2024 concerning citizenship delays and a mixed-parent citizenship waiting listhttps://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4075994/f…https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4075994/files/A_HRC_58_21-EN.pdf