Table  of  Content   Foreword  by  the  UN  Special  Rapporteur  on  minority  issues………………………3   Research  methodology………………………………………………………………………………4   Summary  of  Key  Findings…………………………………………………………………………..4   Areas  of  Concern………………………………………………………………………………………11   Specific  Minority  Groups  in  Focus…………………………………………………………….14   Intersectionality:  Women  and  Children……………………………………………………  27   Regional  Group  Analysis   ! ! ! ! ! Africa………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..34   Asia…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..37   Eastern  European  Group…………………………………………………………………………………..41   Western  European  and  Others  Group……………………………………………………………….50   Group  of  Latin  American  and  Caribbean  States…………………………………………………57   Some  observations…………………………………………………………………………………..59   Recommendations……………………………………………………………………………………60   2