A/HRC/22/27 50. Regarding the report of Peru, the Committee expressed concern about the high illiteracy rate among Afro-Peruvian communities and urged the Government to address the matter (E/C.12/PER/CO/2-4, para. 26). It also encouraged the State to adopt temporary special measures in line with the principle of non-discrimination to promote the realization of economic, social and cultural rights for Afro-descendants (ibid., para. 28). 3. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Eighty-first session (6 – 31 August 2012) 51. The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination urged Austria to collect comprehensive statistical data on the ethnic composition of its population and to take measures to prohibit incitement to racial hatred, for example through collaboration with sporting associations (CERD/C/AUT/CO/18-20, paras. 4 and 11). The State should also cease arrests, stops, searches and investigations based on racial profiling and prevent racist advertisements relating to housing and employment opportunities (ibid., para. 15). 52. The Committee urged Ecuador to consider special measures to ensure that AfroEcuadorians enjoy the rights outlined in the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, especially regarding their access to public positions (CERD/C/ECU/CO/20-22, para. 12). It also recommended that the State engage in educating and training reporters and others working in the media to combat racial prejudices that led to discrimination against Afro-descendants in Ecuador (ibid., para. 16). In its report on Fiji, the Committee recommended that the State party consider special measures to improve the level of participation of persons belonging to minority groups in public administration and politics and to promote minority culture and languages, including the interpretation into minority languages of court proceedings to guarantee the right to a fair trial (CERD/C/FJI/CO/18-20, paras. 10, 12 and 13). 53. The Committee urged Tajikistan to collect disaggregated data, in particular with respect to minorities, on relevant socioeconomic indicators to ensure the enjoyment of rights under the Convention, and to continue its efforts in increasing the participation of ethnic minority groups, including women, in public and political life by improving representation within Parliament and other public institutions (CERD/C/TJK/CO/6-8, paras. 8 and 12). With respect to the report submitted by Thailand, the Committee advised that the State party ensure that members of ethnic groups could avail themselves of legal remedies, and that it collect data on the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights by ethnic groups (CERD/C/THA/CO/1-3, paras. 12 and 17). The State party should also strengthen efforts to protect and conserve ethnic languages by teaching them in schools, as well as raise awareness among media professionals of their responsibility not to disseminate stereotypes and prejudices of ethnic groups (ibid., para. 19). With regard to the report provided by Finland, the Committee highlighted the need for the State to collect data disaggregated by ethnicity, including data on minority groups and immigrants, in order to enable the Committee to evaluate the enjoyment of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of such groups (CERD/C/FIN/CO/20-22, para. 7). 4. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Fifty-second session (9 – 27 July 2012) 54. Regarding the report of Bulgaria, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women recommended that the State tackle the root causes of and decrease the school dropout rates among Roma girls and reintegrate such girls into the educational system. The Government should furthermore collect data disaggregated by sex on the situation of disadvantaged groups of women, such as ethnic minorities, with a view 12