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relevant specific legislation, from the victims’ ignorance of their individual
rights and of the availability of legal remedies, and from their lack of
confidence in the justice system. The State party should assess the extent to
which such possible obstacles impede victims from bringing their claims and
take appropriate action to overcome them where necessary. The Committee
also recommends that the State party ensure that a specific institution be
mandated to promote and monitor the right to equal treatment, to assist
victims in bringing their claims including through legal aid, and to receive
complaints of racial discrimination in both the public and the private sectors.
20.
The Committee, bearing in mind that under the Constitution, the Convention takes
precedence over domestic law, notes the absence of instances where the Convention has
been invoked before national courts and has prevailed over domestic legislation. (articles 2
and 7)
The State party should increase its efforts to train judges and lawyers on the
content of the Convention and its status under domestic law.
21.
The Committee regrets that is has not received sufficient information on the extent
to which school curricula provide for intercultural as well as multicultural education, and on
action taken to ensure the right of persons belonging to minorities to participate in cultural
life. (articles 5 (e) (vii) and 7)
The Committee recommends that the State party include in textbooks, at all
appropriate levels, chapters about the history and culture of minorities,
including the Roma, and encourage and support the publication and
distribution of books and other printed materials as well as the broadcasting of
television and radio programmes, as appropriate, about their history and
culture, including in languages spoken by them. The Committee also
recommends that the State party ensure the participation of minorities in the
elaboration of such materials and programmes. It also wishes to receive more
information about the extent to which minority languages, including the Roma
languages, are taught in schools and used as languages of instruction.
22.
The Committee encourages the State party to envisage ratification of the
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and
Members of Their Families.
23.
The Committee recommends that the State party take into account the relevant
provisions of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action when implementing the
Convention in its domestic legal order, particularly as regards articles 2 to 7 of the
Convention. The Committee also urges that the State party include in its next periodic
report information on action plans and other measures taken to implement the Durban
Declaration and Programme of Action at the national level.