the
European
Court
of
Human
Rights
regarding
the
applications
of
the
Turkish
Union
of
Xanthi,
the
Cultural
Association
of
Turkish
Women
of
Rodopi
and
the
Evros
Minority
Youth
Association
(from
Turkey).
Noted
recommendations
were:
to
ensure
equal
rights
for
minority
citizens
such
as
the
Roma,
particularly
the
right
to
vote
(from
Australia);
to
implement
effectively
the
National
Action
Plan
for
migrants
and
protect
the
rights
and
interests
of
migrants
without
prejudice
to
their
status,
and
minorities
including
Muslims
and
Roma
population
(from
Bangladesh);
to
take
necessary
steps
to
ensure
the
election
of
the
muftis
by
the
Turkish
Muslim
Minority,
to
revise
the
relevant
legislation
concerning
the
Waqfs
in
consultation
with
the
minority
with
a
view
to
enabling
the
minority
to
directly
control
and
to
use
its
own
Waqf
properties,
to
initiate
procedures
for
the
opening
of
Turkish-‐language
kindergartens
for
minority
children
in
Komotini
and
Xanthi,
to
start
a
dialogue
with
the
NGOs
of
the
Turkish
communities
in
Rhodes
and
Kos
for
the
solution
of
their
problems
in
the
field
of
religious
freedom,
and
resume
Turkish-‐language
education
which
has
been
denied
since
1972
(from
Turkey).
Ireland
Ireland
received
16
recommendations,
accepted
15
and
noted
1.
General
recommendations
were:
to
continue
its
efforts
to
ensure
that
migrants
and
women
belonging
to
minorities
continue
to
be
the
focus
of
government
programmes
specifically
geared
towards
the
protection
of
their
rights
(from
Argentina);
to
maintain
the
strategies
of
holistic
health
and
provisions
of
health
care,
with
special
emphasis
on
vulnerable
groups,
despite
the
budget
cuts
due
to
the
economic
crisis
(from
Chile);
and
to
adopt
necessary
measures
to
legally
recognize
the
human
rights
of
all
minorities
and
ethnic
groups
that
are
residing
in
the
country
(from
Ecuador).
There
were
several
specific
recommendations
about
Travellers:
to
strengthen
the
measures
to
improve
the
representation,
education
and
protection
of
Travellers
(from
Chile);
to
continue
its
work
for
the
full
realization
of
their
human
rights
(from
Sweden);
to
continue
pursuing
appropriate
policies
designed
to
provide
for
equal
opportunities
to
their
members,
with
special
focus
on
access
to
health
care,
education
and
housing,
including
ensuring
Travellers'
participation
in
public
life
related
decision-‐making
process
(from
Slovakia);
to
improve
social
and
economic
conditions
(from
Pakistan);
to
strengthen
the
legal
framework
for
the
protection
of
the
rights
of
children
and
the
rights
of
vulnerable
groups
such
Travellers
and
others
(from
Peru);
to
introduce
a
complete
integration
policy
(from
the
Czech
Republic).
Other
specific
recommendations
were
to:
take
measures
to
tackle
racial
discrimination,
to
combat
more
resolutely
all
forms
of
racism,
xenophobia
and
religious
intolerance
against
foreigners
and
religious
minorities,
including
Muslims
and
to
fight
Islamophobia
and
support
its
Muslim
citizens,
by
enabling
them
to
practice
their
religion
(from
Iran);
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