A/HRC/10/11/Add.2 page 4 Annex REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON MINORITY ISSUES MISSION TO GUYANA (28 July to 1 August 2008) CONTENTS Paragraphs Introduction .................................................................................................... Page 1-8 5 I. HISTORICAL CONTEXT ................................................................ 9 - 17 6 II. POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF MINORITIES ......................... 18 - 26 9 III. NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUALITY ................................. 27 - 63 11 A. Employment and economic activity ........................................... 35 - 48 13 B. Land and housing ........................................................................ 49 - 51 16 C. Access to justice .......................................................................... 52 - 58 17 D. Media .......................................................................................... 59 - 63 18 IV. PROTECTION AGAINST VIOLENCE ........................................... 64 - 73 20 V. IDENTITY, LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND RELIGION ............... 74 - 79 22 VI. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INDEPENDENT EXPERT ....................................................... 80 - 97 23