Mr. Mathura Tripura of Save the Children, Bangladesh discussed mother tongue instruction and the drop out rate. Specifically, Mr. Tripura suggested the transfer of authority and resources for education delivery to the local government bodies. Mr. Aleksejs Dimitrovs, Legal Advisor on Fundamental Rights, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament, Latvia made his intervention with respect to recommendations 46 and 51, namely the religious and moral education of children and school language regimes. Mr. Dimitrovs noted the mention of the liberty of parents or guardians to choose educational institutions for their children other than those established by the authorities of the State. Here, he suggested adding that public financial support should be provided to such institutions without any discrimination. In other words, if the State decides to provide any financial support to private educational institutions, such support is to be provided regardless of the language of instruction or religious affiliation of the institution. Such approach is developed also by the UN Human Rights Committee in the case Waldman v. Canada. The Chairperson opened the floor to the Speakers’ List for discussion 10. During the discussion on item VI, participants raised the following issues: mother tongue education and multilingual educationeducation measures for indigenous peoples integration in the quest for social cohesion and integration strategies impediments to access to education resulting from poverty the challenges of sustainability of measures special classes or special schools for minority pupils adequate resources for education equal opportunities for equal access to education data collection strategies content and delivery of the curriculum and the contribution that national human rights institutions and education ministries can make regarding the implementation of education policies international legal frameworks, national legislative frameworks and complaints procedures, and affirmative action measures the right of minority groups and indigenous peoples to establish and control their educational systems the question of religious symbols 10 The list of speakers, and when available the full text of their presentations, can be found on the Forum’s web site at: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/minority/oral_statements_forum_minority_2008.htm 15