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education and other factors impacting the implementation of economic, social and
cultural rights set forth in the Covenant, duly disaggregated by year, gender, age,
urban/rural population, ethnic origin, disadvantaged and marginalized groups and
other relevant criteria, and include the statistical data in its next periodic report;
(c)
Include data collection and use of the human rights indicators, in
particular for economic, social and cultural rights, as part of its National Strategy for
Development and Integration (NSDI); and
(d)
Consider in this respect the conceptual and methodological framework
for human rights indicators that was developed by the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights.
9.
The Committee remains concerned about the continued lack of independence of the
judiciary as well as training of the judiciary in the State party.
The Committee recommends that the State party take necessary legal, policy and
other measures to ensure the independence and training of the judiciary as a means of
safeguarding the enjoyment of human rights, including economic, social and cultural
rights.
10.
The Committee is concerned about the limited effectiveness of the measures taken to
combat corruption.
The Committee recommends that the State party adopt additional measures to
enhance the effectiveness of the legal, structural and policy measures taken to combat
corruption in decision-making in the government and the public administration in
general, including the establishment of structures for tenders within public
administration, mechanisms for transparent decision-making at all levels of the
government and oversight mechanisms, as well as investigating and sanctioning illegal
conduct.
11.
The Committee is particularly concerned at the lack of information on the use of
maximum available resources by the State party in progressively achieving the full
realization of the rights recognized in the Covenant (art. 2, para. 1).
The Committee recommends that the State party regularly evaluate the impact of the
measures taken and the budget allocations made for the various areas of
implementation of the Covenant in order to assess whether the maximum of available
resources has been used in progressively achieving the full realization of the rights
recognized in the Covenant, taking into account the Committee’s general comment
No. 3 (1990) on the nature of States parties’ obligations and its 2007 statement on the
obligation to take steps to the “maximum of available resources” under an optional
protocol to the Covenant.
12.
The Committee notes with concern the prevailing discrimination of marginalized
children and families and the absence of systematic assessments of the progress achieved in
combating discrimination faced by minority groups in the enjoyment of economic, social
and cultural rights. The Committee is also concerned about the lack of progress in
addressing discrimination of Roma in access to employment and housing, as conceded by
the State party, and the fact that the nationally agreed priorities regarding the situation of
Roma are not often implemented at the local level (arts. 2, 6 and 11).
The Committee recommends that the State party adjust the Social Inclusion Strategy,
including the provision of a specific budget, together with indicators and targets, to
provide social services, health care and education to the most marginalized children
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