also  by  taking  demonstrable  steps  to  prevent  and  combat  such  attitudes  through   information  campaigns,  awareness-­‐raising  and  education,  among  others  (from   Armenia);  to  ensure  the  protection  of  religious  minorities  in  accordance  with   international  human  rights  standards  and  obligations,  and  eliminate  discrimination   based  on  religious  affiliation  and  provide  possibilities  for  the  teaching  of  minorities   languages  (from  Austria);  to  enact  comprehensive  anti-­‐discrimination  legislation  and   uphold  minority  rights  with  a  view  to  fully  aligning  law  and  practice  with  international   human  rights  standards  (from  Denmark);  to  allow  for  the  functioning  of  non-­‐Muslim   religious  communities,  especially  the  ones  that  are  already  recognized  as  minorities,   without  undue  constraints,  in  line  with  the  European  Convention  on  Human  Rights  and   the  case  law  of  the  European  Court  of  Human  Rights,  to  consider  replying  favourably  to   the  requests  for  a  visit  of  the  Special  Rapporteur  on  the  independence  of  judges  and   lawyers  and  the  Independent  Expert  on  minority  issues,  to  take  steps  to  prevent  and   combat  hostile  attitudes  against  persons  belonging  to  non-­‐Muslim  minorities  by  putting   in  place  awareness-­‐raising  campaigns  as  well  as  education  and  training  programmes  for   judges  and  law  enforcement  agents  (from  Greece);  and  to  fully  respect  the  right  to   choose  and  express  religious  beliefs  freely,  including  for  members  of  both  recognized   and  unrecognized  religious  minorities  (from  the  United  States).       It  noted  generally:  to  consider  reviewing  the  definition  of  national  minorities  in  order  to   bring  it  into  line  with  international  standards  and  take  targeted  measures  to  eliminate   discrimination  based  on  national  and  ethnic  origin,  and  to  revive  initiatives  for   minorities  for  developing  measures  to  remove  the  restrictions  on  the  use  of  languages   other  than  Turkish  in  political  and  public  life  (from  Austria);  to  engage  in  open-­‐ended   consultations  with  the  full  range  of  ethnic  and  religious  minority  groups  on  measures  to   improve  respect  for  all  human  rights  of  persons  belonging  to  minorities  (from  Canada);   to  set  a  time  frame  within  which  restrictions  with  regard  to,  among  others,  the �� deprivation  of  legal  personality  of  non-­‐Muslim  minorities,  including  the  Greek  orthodox   minority,  will  be  lifted  so  that  members  of  these  minorities  can  fully  enjoy  their  human   rights  and  take  effective  measures  to  combat  persisting  hostile  attitudes  and   discrimination  towards  the  Roma,  Kurds  and  persons  belonging  to  non-­‐Muslim   minorities  (from  Cyprus);  to  develop  human  rights  education  and  training  to  members   of  the  police,  military,  prison  and  detention  staff  and  judiciary  in  order  to  include   specific  focus  on  the  protection  of  persons  of  minority  ethnicity  and  others  and  review   compliance  of  its  national  legislation  with  the  principle  of  nondiscrimination,  in   particular  with  regard  to  persons  of  minority  ethnicity  to  adopt  a  comprehensive   antidiscrimination  legal  framework  specifically  protecting  against  discrimination  on   these  grounds,  and  lead  long-­‐term  awareness-­‐raising  campaign  on  these  issues  among   the  public  (from  the  Czech  Republic);  to  allow  children  of  Greek  citizens  working  in   Istanbul  to  attend  the  Greek  minority  schools  and  take  all  necessary  measures  to  return   properties  to  the  members  of  the  Greek  minority  in  the  islands  of  Gokceada  and   Bozcaada  that  were  expropriated  (from  Greece).  Specifically  on  ICCPR  Article  27,  it   noted:  to  withdraw  its  reservation  to  article  27  of  ICCPR  on  minority  rights,  and  ratify   the  Council  of  Europe  Framework  Convention  for  the  Protection  of  National  Minorities   56  

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