The
word
cultural
or
culture
referred
to
the
need
to
protect
and
promote
the
cultural
heritage,
identity,
rights
and
needs
of
minorities
and
cultural
diversity
in
the
society
in
general.
Several
recommendations
mentioned
the
need
for
inter-‐cultural
dialogue
and
inter-‐cultural
harmony.
A
very
high
number
of
recommendations
addressed
the
field
of
education.
Most
of
them
focused
on
support
and
access
to
education
and
enforcing
the
principle
of
non-‐
discrimination.
Many
recommended
human
rights
awareness
raising
initiatives
or
media
campaigns
to
deepen
understanding
of
minority
issues.
A
high
percentage
put
an
emphasize
on
mother
tongue
education
and
many
highlighted
the
particular
vulnerability
of
minority
girls.
A
few
mentioned
the
ban
of
segregation,
the
need
for
participation
of
minorities
in
educational
institutions,
or
the
importance
of
disaggregated
data.
Most
employment-‐related
recommendations
focused
on
the
need
to
eliminate
discrimination
and
provide
access
to
employment.
Four
singled
out
the
importance
of
ensuring
employment
opportunities
for
minority
women
and
one
raised
the
issue
of
disaggregated
data
revealing
employment
conditions
of
minorities.
Member
States
found
it
important
to
provide
recommendations
on
the
need
to
condemn
all
incitement
to
violence
or
hatred,
to
enact
or
amend
national
legislation
banning
incitement
to
hatred,
prosecute
the
perpetrators
of
such
incitement,
and
pay
more
attention
to
hatred
also
through
newspaper
articles.
They
also
urged
to
deal
with
the
problems
of
hate
speech
by
politicians,
to
have
proper
legislation
and
disaggregated
data
on
hate
speech,
to
ensure
that
hate
crimes
and
racially
motivated
violence
are
fully
and
effectively
investigated,
to
encourage
victims
to
report
hate
crimes
and
to
ensure
their
protection
from
reprisal
when
they
do
so.
With
just
a
few
exceptions,
most
health
related
recommendations
focused
on
access
to
health
care.
Some
highlighted
the
need
for
anti-‐discrimination
legislation
or
strategies
to
be
in
place.
Half
a
dozen
singled
out
minority
women
and
one
urged
for
the
abolishment
of
separated
maternity
wards.
Most
recommendations
on
housing
urged
for
access
to
housing,
one
mentioned
the
need
for
social
housing.
The
issue
of
human
rights
was
mainly
mentioned
in
the
context
of
ensuring
the
full
range
of
human
rights
for
minorities
and
of
providing
human
rights
education
in
schools
and
training
for
various
officials
(such
as
police,
public
authorities,
prison,
judiciary
etc).
Recommendations
on
media
were
primarily
focusing
on
the
importance
of
awareness
raising,
on
protection
and
promotion
of
different
cultures,
traditions
and
religions
through
media,
on
the
media’s
role
in
strengthening
reconciliation
and
tolerance,
and
in
tackling
stereotypes.
Some
also
mentioned
the
importance
of
media
access
to
certain
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