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);   52  

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