Observations on Estonia (May 2013) prepared by the UN Committee against Torture, where in this country, the convicted are being tagged with the information about their level of proficiency in the Estonian language (letter “A”, “B” or “C”). According to the paragraph 42, States should determine whether a share of young people from minority groups is not disproportionately higher compared to a share of thereof in the total number of population. This situation is common for ethnic Russians in a number of European states. It is necessary to supplement paragraph 42 with a provision on the need to identify the underlying causes of such imbalance by the states (by the way, the causes, among other things, are the result of a wide range of restrictions on the rights of minorities) and to take measures to address these causes. Thank you for your attention.