A/HRC/20/33/Add.1 Education 61. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government increase efforts to eliminate racial discrimination and segregation of Roma in education in order to ensure an inclusive education system and high quality education for Roma. The Special Rapporteur also recommends that the Government implement more special measures to ensure access to higher education for Roma; strengthen and increase the monitoring of schools to ensure that national policies with respect to desegregation and equal access to education are fully implemented including at the local level; and increase measures to address the problem of school dropout of Roma children. The Special Rapporteur strongly urges the Government to ensure that children who cannot cope with education in an integrated classroom are provided with special assistance, not sent to special schools and step up efforts to reintegrate Roma children currently enrolled in special schools into mainstream schools. Housing and health 62. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government: (a) guarantee the right of Roma to housing without discrimination as provided in article 5 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (the Convention) and act firmly against any discriminatory practices affecting them in this area, taking into consideration general recommendation No. 27 (2000) of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on discrimination against Roma and general comment No. 7 (1997) of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on forced evictions; (b) Take all the necessary measures to ensure that Roma enjoy the full right to health and health care, and address discriminatory practices among medical professionals, including through further sensitization measures on Roma rights, culture and identity among such personnel. Political participation 63. The Roma must be effectively empowered to decide on their own interests and future. In this regard the Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government ensure the effective participation of Roma in political and public life and their adequate representation in parliament and political parties. It is important that the Government ensure that the composition and leadership of the National Roma SelfGovernment truly reflect the Roma minority’s choice and interests. The Government is also encouraged to take the necessary measures to ensure that a wide range of Roma organizations and associations be provided with the necessary resources, including financial, to effectively participate in public affairs. Racial violence 64. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government take all the necessary measures to ensure the protection of Roma from violence and provide adequate responses to their security concerns. In this regard the Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government develop a comprehensive national strategy to prevent and combat racial violence against Roma and that ethnically disaggregated data on racist crimes be collected. Prompt, thorough and impartial investigations of racist acts against Roma must be carried out and those responsible adequately prosecuted and sanctioned. Roma victims should be provided with access to effective legal remedies and adequate reparation. Furthermore, law enforcement agents should 18