HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Forum on Minority Issues Geneva, 12-13 November 2009 Mr. Angel Getsov 2006 Minority Fellow, Legal Consultant NGO Roma Together, office@romatogether.org; www.romatogether.org; +359 887 902 818; 88 Targovska, Polski Trambesh 5180, Republic of Bulgaria Intervention for item 5 of the provisional agenda National practices and real experiences: existing mechanisms for the political participation of minorities.