A/HRC/7/23/Add.2
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Annex
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON MINORITY ISSUES
MISSION TO FRANCE
(19-28 September 2007)
CONTENTS
Paragraphs
Introduction ....................................................................................................
Page
1-6
5
LEGAL AND POLITICAL CONTEXT ...........................................
7 - 18
6
A. Recognition of minorities in France ...........................................
7-9
6
B. Domestic legislation relevant to minority issues ........................
10 - 18
7
IDENTITY, LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND RELIGION ..............
19 - 36
9
A. Issues of identity .........................................................................
19 - 21
9
B. Language and cultural rights .......................................................
22 - 26
10
C. Rights of religious minorities .....................................................
27 - 30
11
D. Gypsies/Travellers in France ......................................................
31 - 36
12
NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUALITY .................................
37 - 70
13
A. Housing .......................................................................................
44 - 53
15
B. Employment ................................................................................
54 - 65
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C. Education ....................................................................................
64 - 68
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D. Comparisons between Marseilles and Paris ................................
69 - 70
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POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF MINORITIES .........................
71 - 74
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V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
OF THE INDEPENDENT EXPERT .................................................
75 - 96
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