A/HRC/40/64/Add.1 Annex Report of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues on his mission to the Republic of Slovenia on his visit to Slovenia Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Mission objectives ......................................................................................................................... 3 III. Ethnic, linguistic and religious minority communities .................................................................. 3 IV. Legal and institutional framework ................................................................................................ 4 A. Institutional framework......................................................................................................... 4 B. Constitutional and legislative framework ............................................................................. 4 V. Positive developments and good practices .................................................................................... 5 VI. Main issues in the protection of the human rights of minorities ................................................... 7 A. Disaggregated data................................................................................................................ 7 B. National human rights system ............................................................................................... 8 C. The Roma minority ............................................................................................................... 8 D. Effective implementation and comprehensive legislation for the protection of minorities ............................................................................................. 10 E. Hate speech and incitement to violence ................................................................................ 11 F. The deaf minority and sign language .................................................................................... 12 G. The “erased” and minorities of the former Yugoslavia ....................................................... 12 Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 13 A. Disaggregated data for better and more effective policies .................................................... 13 B. Strengthening the national human rights system .................................................................. 13 C. The Roma minority ............................................................................................................... 14 D. Comprehensive legislation for the protection of minorities .................................................. 14 E. Hate speech and incitement to violence ................................................................................ 15 F. The deaf minority and sign language .................................................................................... 15 G. The “erased” and minorities of the former Yugoslavia ........................................................ 15 VII. 2