 Local authorities refused to register the Hare Krishnas at a building they purchased in 1990 and had used as a place of worship, claiming the building was zoned only for residential use.Since 2004 the Hare Krishnas had received six warnings from local authorities for meeting at a building where it was not registered.The Minsk community appealed to the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR), thus hindering the local government's ability to close the community.