A/HRC/10/38 page 5 noting various measures taken by the State party, including the Programme for Roma Integration into Lithuanian society (2000-2004 and 2008-2010) and the Lithuanian Rural Development Programme for 2007-2013, the Committee urged Lithuania to intensify its efforts to eliminate discrimination against vulnerable groups of women, including those belonging to ethnic minorities such as the Roma (CEDAW/C/LTV/CO/4). It also acknowledged the measures taken by Slovakia under the Decade of Romani Inclusion 2005-2015, but expressed its concern that Romani women and girls remained vulnerable and marginalized, and urged Slovakia to take effective measures to eliminate the multiple forms of discrimination against Romani women and girls. The Committee was also concerned at information received with regard to Romani women reporting to have been sterilized without prior and informed consent, and recommended that Slovakia take all necessary measures to ensure that the complaints are duly acknowledged and that victims are granted effective remedies (CEDAW/C/SVK/CO/4). With regard to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Committee noted that ethnic and minority women were underrepresented in all areas of the labour market, particularly in senior and decision-making positions (CEDAW/C/UK/CO/6). Committee on the Rights of the Child 14. At its forty-eighth session, held from 19 May to 6 June 2008, in its concluding observations to the report of Bulgaria (CRC/C/BGR/CO/2), the Committee on the Rights of the Child, while commending efforts made, such as the National Action Plan on the Decade of Roma Inclusion and Health Strategy for Disadvantaged Persons from the Ethnic Minorities, highlighted several shortcomings, including the particularly limited and inequitable access to adequate health-care services for Romani children, the relatively high infant mortality rate and the common practice of segregating Romani patients in hospital facilities. The recommendations of the Committee also covered areas such as promoting tolerance, addressing negative attitudes, removing discrimination and working actively with Romani communities for the full enjoyment of their rights. It requested the Government of Eritrea to provide, in its next report, information on the fulfilment of the rights of children belonging to minority groups, and recommended that the issue of access to health care for children of minority groups be prioritized. It also expressed concern at the lack of adequate institutional structures to ensure birth registration of all children, especially minorities (CRC/C/ERI/CO/3). Furthermore, the Committee discussed and made recommendations on the situation of children of minority groups in relation to adoption and education opportunities in Georgia (CRC/C/GEO/CO/3) and Serbia (CRC/C/SRB/CO/1). 15. Under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, in relation to the report of the United States of America, the Committee expressed concern over cases of recruitment into the armed forces through campaigns targeted at children belonging to ethnic and racial minorities and other vulnerable socio-economic groups (CRC/C/OPAC/USA/CO/1). 16. At its forty-ninth session, held from 15 September to 3 October 2008, in its concluding observations to the report of Bhutan (CRC/C/BTN/CO/2), the Committee expressed concern about the ability of children belonging to minority groups, in particular of Nepalese ethnic origin, to enjoy their own culture, profess and practice their own religion and use their own language, and recommended that the State party recognize these rights. In relation to the report submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Committee noted various measures taken by the State party, including plans to consolidate and strengthen equality