A/71/254 2. Republic of Moldova 6. The Special Rapporteur visited the Republic of Moldova from 20 to 29 June 2016. The Republic of Moldova is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multicultural society with a comprehensive legal framework for the protection of minority rights; nevertheless, the lack of dedicated budget provisions and insufficient institutional attention to minority issues remain the main obstacles for its proper implementation. 7. The Special Rapporteur observed that the use of the mother tongue is highly important and emotive for many communities and an essential aspect of personal and community identity. She encouraged the Government to take the necessary measures to guarantee quality education in both the mother tongue and the State language. She called for the introduction of multilingual education methodologies and multilingual classrooms and for public administration services to ensure the use of the State language, Russian and other minority languages. Consultations with religious minorities showed that in most of the country peaceful int erreligious relations prevail, although some incidents of racial profiling and religious -motivated attacks against Muslim and Jewish communities were reported. Roma communities continue to experience economic, social and political marginalization and are o ften victims of discrimination, particularly when accessing the labour market, education and health-care services. 8. Commenting on the possible deepening divide along ethnic, linguistic and other communal lines of the society, she stressed that the future of the Republic of Moldova must be shaped and defined based on such values and principles as respect for human rights, good and inclusive governance and minority rights protection and not by geopolitical labels. Her full report will be submitted at the th irty-fourth session of the Human Rights Council, in March 2017. 3. Sri Lanka 9. The Special Rapporteur has been invited to visit Sri Lanka from 10 to 20 October 2016. She welcomes this opportunity, which has been a priority of her mandate for many years. She intends to examine the situation of minorities throughout the country, taking note of the recent end of the armed conflict which lasted for more than 30 years, and the first 2015 elections which has seen a subsequent widening of democratic space and a new commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights. Her full report will be submitted at the thirty -fourth session of the Human Rights Council, in March 2017. B. 2016 Annual Report to the Human Rights Council 10. The Special Rapporteur submitted her thematic report on “Minorities and discrimination based on caste and analogous systems of inherited status” at the thirty-first session of the Human Rights Council, in March 2016 ( A/HRC/31/56). C. Forum on Minority Issues 11. The Special Rapporteur has been requested by the Human Rights Council in its resolutions 6/15 and 19/23 to guide the work of the Forum on Minority Issues. 16-13193 5/25