to  support  its  Muslim  citizens  in  enabling  them  to  practice  their  religion  (from  Turkey);   to  strengthen  its  efforts  to  protect  the  human  rights  of  those  from  sub-­‐Saharan  Africa   (from  Indonesia);  to  investigate  the  reports  of  "knife  stabbings"  against  people  mainly   from  sub-­‐Saharan  Africa  and  ensure  that  the  perpetrators  are  prosecuted  and,  when   convicted,  punished  with  appropriate  penalties  (from  Azerbaijan).       The  only  recommendation  noted  was  to  recognize  Travellers  as  an  official  minority   (from  Slovakia).         Italy       Italy  received  29  recommendations,  accepted  26  and  noted  3.       General  recommendations  were:  to  continue  its  efforts  to  strengthen  a  culture  of   tolerance  to  eliminate  all  forms  of  discrimination  against  vulnerable  groups  (from  India);   to  intensify  efforts  to  combat  racial  discrimination  and  intolerance  targeting  foreign   nationals  and  minority  groups,  including  by  investigating  promptly  and  taking  action   against  the  perpetrators  of  racist  and  xenophobic  speeches  and  public  statements  (from   Malaysia);  to  Ratify  the  Optional  Protocol  to  the  Convention  against  Torture,  in  order  to   permit  the  Subcommittee  for  Prevention  to  conduct  visits  to  places  of  detention,   including  those  with  the  populations  originating  in  national  minorities  in  order  to  help   the  Government  improve  conditions  in  these  centres  (Mexico);  to  take  further  measures   to  protect  and  integrate  persons  belonging  to  minorities  and  others,  including  by   carrying  out  investigations  into  violent  attacks  against  such  individuals  (from  the  United   Kingdom);  to  take  necessary  measures,  including  administrative  measures,  to  facilitate   access  to  education  to  children  who  are  not  of  Italian  origin  (from  Uruguay);  to  take  the   measures  necessary  to  prevent  discrimination  against  minorities  (from  Uzbekistan).       Most  accepted  recommendations  referred  specifically  to  the  situation  of  Roma  too,   generally:  to  eliminate  all  forms  of  discrimination  against  the  Roma  community,  adopt  a   comprehensive  anti-­‐discrimination  law,  take  further  measures  to  the  integration  of   Roma  to  ensure  their  equal  access  to  employment,  education,  housing  and  health  care   and  ensure  Roma  participation  (from  the  United  States,  Russian  Federation,  Finland,   Bangladesh,  Australia,  the  Netherlands).  On  hatred:  to  condemn  strongly  the  attacks  on   migrants,  Roma  and  other  ethnic  minorities,  ensuring  that  the  attacks  are  investigated   fully  by  the  police  and  that  those  responsible  are  brought  to  justice  (from  Norway);  to   continue  to  work  to  end  intolerance  and  social  discrimination  against  Roma  and,  in  this   regard,  ensure  that  police  and  local  authorities  are  trained  to  respond  appropriately  to   allegations  of  crimes  involving  Roma  and  avoid  inappropriate  ethnic  profiling  (from  the   United  States);  to  ensure  that  attacks  on  migrants,  Roma  and  other  ethnic  minorities  are   thoroughly  investigated  and  those  responsible  are  brought  to  justice  (Pakistan);  to  take   administrative  and  legal  measures  against  perpetrators  of  racially  motivated  acts,   targeting  the  Roma,  Sinti,  migrants  and  Muslims  (from  Bangladesh).  Education  and   53