Serbian
minority
There
were
5
recommendations
addressing
the
situation
of
the
Serbian
minority,
all
to
Croatia.
Croatia
accepted
all
of
them,
namely
to
strengthen
efforts
to
combat
racial
discrimination,
especially
against
Serb
minorities;
to
further
promote
inter-‐ethnic
harmony
and
tolerance,
particularly
with
regard
to
the
Serb
minority;
to
apply
measures
to
increase
the
participation
of
individuals
from
the
Serb
communities
in
local
and
regional
governments;
to
adopt
and
implement
fair
and
transparent
measures
for
the
sustainable
return
of
members
of
the
Serb
minority;
and
to
increase
measures
to
integrate
ethnic
Serb
minorities
into
the
fabric
of
Croatian
life,
including
through
a
broadcast
media
campaign
to
communicate
and
strengthen
themes
of
reconciliation
and
tolerance.
Jewish
communities
and
anti-‐Semitism
Jewish
communities
were
mentioned
in
4
recommendations
to
Germany
(1),
Lithuania
(2)
and
Yemen
(1)
and
anti-‐Semitism
once
more
to
Lithuania
(1).
They
were
all
accepted.
Germany
accepted
to
consider
taking
more
resolute
action
to
prevent
and
punish
perpetrators
of
racially
motivated
acts
of
violence
against
members
of
Jewish
communities.
Lithuania
accepted
to
develop
public
awareness
campaigns
to
combat
manifestations
of
anti-‐Semitism
and
other
forms
of
intolerance,
to
swiftly
implement
the
Law
of
Compensation
of
the
Immovable
Property
of
the
Jewish
Religious
Communities
of
Lithuania,
and
to
enact
a
more
robust
set
of
policies
and
procedures
to
combat
anti-‐Semitism
and
that
a
public
strategy
be
developed
to
dissuade
prejudices
and
intolerance.
Yemen
accepted
that
it
should
continue
to
make
all
efforts
to
adopt
effective
measures
to
prevent
the
recurrence
of
threats
against
religious
minorities,
including
Jewish
communities.
Pygmies
The
situation
of
Pygmies
was
addressed
in
4
recommendations,
to
Cameroon
(1),
to
Gabon
(2)
and
the
Republic
of
Congo
(1).
Cameroon
accepted
to
respect
international
provisions
in
the
area
of
the
protection
of
minorities
and
vulnerable
groups,
particularly
Pygmies.
Gabon
noted
that
it
should
redouble
efforts
to
integrate
the
Pygmy
population
in
the
mainstream
society,
noted
to
put
an
end
to
the
discrimination
and
grant
them
basic
human
rights.
The
Republic
of
Congo
accepted
to
approve
in
the
shortest
period
of
time
the
new
law
regarding
indigenous
peoples
with
the
aim
of
safeguarding
minority
rights,
specifically
those
of
the
Pygmies.
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minority
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