anti-­‐Semitism,  and  that  a  public  strategy  be  developed  to  dissuade  prejudices  and   intolerance  towards  the  Jewish  population  and  its  culture,  including  with  respect  to   Jewish  memorial  and  commemorative  sites  within  Lithuania  (from  Canada).       Recommendations  noted  were:  to  sign,  ratify  and  implement  the  provisions  of  the   European  Charter  for  Regional  or  Minority  Languages;  to  adopt  a  new  Act  on  National   Minorities  in  order  to  precisely  stipulate  the  rights  and  obligations  of  persons  belonging   to  national  minorities;  to  ensure  full  compliance  of  the  Lithuanian  legislation  and   practice  with  international  law  which  guarantees  every  person  belonging  to  minority  the   right  to  have  his  or  her  name  in  official  documents  written  in  minority  language;  to   enable  national  minorities  to  freely  use  their  languages  in  public  domain,  including   topographical  indications  in  minority  areas;  and  to  abandon  the  practice  of  applying  the   so-­‐called  retrogressive  measures  whereby  members  of  national  minorities  are  deprived   of  their  rights  and  freedoms  which  they  had  been  enjoying  and  exercising  earlier,   sometimes  for  many  decades  (all  from  Poland).       Slovakia       Slovakia  received  54  recommendations,  accepted  47  and  noted  7.       The  general  recommendations  that  were  accepted  included:  to  provide  human  rights   training  and  education  for  members  of  the  judiciary,  police  and  prison  personnel,  in   particular  focusing  on  the  protection  of  human  rights  of  ethnic  minorities  and  others   (from  Czech  Republic);  to  reinforce  measures  to  combat  incitement  to  discrimination   and  racial  violence  including  through  criminal  prosecution  of  those  involved  in  violence   against  minorities  and  immigrants,  and  provide  adequate  reparation  for  the  victims  of   such  acts  (from  Angola);  to  ensure  that  children  belonging  to  minority  groups  have   equal  and  adequate  access  to  education,  health  and  other  services  (from  Iran);  to  adopt   measures  to  ensure  that  the  education  plan  and  teaching  materials  have  an  inter-­‐ cultural  perspective  (for  all),  bearing  in  mind  the  culture  and  history  of  different   minority  groups  (from  Mexico);  to  ensure  that  minority  groups  are  not  disproportionally   affected  by  the  financial  and  economic  crisis  (from  the  Netherlands);  to  continue  and   strengthen  the  measures  to  come  to  terms  with  the  problems  of  discrimination  that  still   persist,  and  ensure  the  full  enjoyment  of  human  rights  by  all  minority  groups  (from   Sweden);  to  address  the  status  of  persons  belonging  to  minorities  within  Slovakia   through  greater  engagement  and  effective  use  of  European  Union  funds,  expert  level   cooperation  and  strengthening  of  national  procedures  (from  the  United  Kingdom);  to   continue  its  efforts  and  strong  policy  to  address  all  forms  of  violence  and  discrimination   against  women,  minorities  and  other  vulnerable  groups  (from  Kazakhstan);  and  to   continue  its  efforts  to  promote  and  protect  the  rights  of  national  minorities  (from  the   Russian  Federation).       48