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.       Russian  minority     23  

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