!
right
to
education
of
children
belonging
to
minorities
(from
Argentina,
Bangladesh
and
Cuba).
Thailand
accepted
to
combat
discriminatory
practices
against
children
and
adolescents
belonging
to
minorities
(from
Uruguay).
More
than
one-‐third
of
recommendations
on
children
and
minorities
specifically
addressed
the
situation
of
Roma
children.
They
were
the
following:
! Albania
accepted
to
continue
fostering
educational
attainment
of
Roma
children
as
indicated
in
the
2004
common
country
assessment
report
(from
Israel).
! Austria
noted
to
adopt
measures
to
guarantee
Roma
children
the
right
to
education
in
their
own
language
and
in
a
relevant
way
with
their
own
culture
(from
Ecuador).
! Bosnia
and
Herzegovina
accepted
to
eliminate
discriminatory
provisions
from
the
Constitution
to
adopt
comprehensive
anti-‐discrimination
legislation
to
guarantee
universal
birth
registration
under
all
circumstances,
including
for
Roma
children
(from
Czech
Republic).
! Bulgaria
accepted
to
strengthen
awareness-‐raising
campaigns
aimed
at
preventing
human
trafficking,
and
increase
the
protection
provided
to
victims,
notably
children
and
newborns,
including
those
of
Roma
origin,
in
line
with
the
recommendations
of
the
Committee
on
the
Rights
of
the
Child.
It
accepted
to
set
up
a
policy
specifically
aimed
at
reducing
the
number
of
Roma
children
placed
without
valid
reasons
in
establishments
for
children
with
disabilities
or
in
rehabilitation
centres
and
ensure
that
Roma
children
are
not
sent
to
special
schools
for
the
disabled,
but
instead
are
schooled
together
with
other
Bulgarian
children.
It
accepted
to
avoid
the
practice
of
the
school
segregation
of
Roma
children,
for
example
with
primary
school
teachers,
who
are
speaking
their
mother
tongue,
with
the
objective
of
achieving
an
effective
learning
of
the
Bulgarian
language
and
other
subjects
taught
and
to
guarantee
that
the
implementation
of
the
law
on
compulsory
preschool
education
covers
Roma
(Mexico,
Canada,
Finland
and
Spain).
! Croatia
accepted
to
strengthen
effective
legal
and
administrative
measures
to
address
all
forms
of
violence
against
children
and,
in
particular,
discrimination
against
children
belonging
to
minorities,
especially
Roma
(from
Bangladesh).
! The
Czech
Republic
accepted
that
in
the
implementation
of
public
policy
for
Roma,
it
will
take
into
account
ethnic
and
cultural
diversity
and
the
specificities,
needs,
lifestyles
and
identity
of
the
beneficiaries,
and
to
consider
the
possibility
of
establishing
bilingual
compensatory
school
programmes
for
Roma
children
(from
Mexico).
! Estonia
accepted
to
consider
taking
necessary
measures
to
prevent
and
combat
discrimination
towards
minorities,
and
positively
consider
the
recommendation
of
the
Committee
on
the
Elimination
of
Racial
Discrimination
on
the
prevention
of
segregation
of
Roma
children
in
the
field
of
education.
It
accepted
to
bring
an
end
to
segregation
of
Roma
children
in
the
field
of
education
and
pay
special
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