A/HRC/7/19/Add.4
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Annex
REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON CONTEMPORARY
FORMS OF RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND
RELATED INTOLERANCE, DOUDOU DIÈNE, ON HIS MISSION TO
LITHUANIA (16-19 SEPTEMBER 2007)
CONTENTS
Paragraphs
Introduction ....................................................................................................
I.
II.
III.
Page
1-3
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GENERAL BACKGROUND ...........................................................
4 - 20
6
A. Historical and political context ...................................................
4 - 10
6
B. Demographic, ethnic and religious composition ........................
11 - 13
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C. Political and administrative structure ..........................................
14 - 15
8
D. International human rights instruments ......................................
16 - 17
8
E. Methodology ...............................................................................
18 - 20
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LEGAL FRAMEWORK, PUBLIC POLICIES AND
VIEWS OF STATE OFFICIALS ......................................................
21 - 50
10
A. The legal and institutional framework to combat racism and
racial discrimination ...................................................................
21 - 33
10
B. Policies and measures to combat racism
and racial discrimination .............................................................
34 - 38
12
C. Perceptions and reactions of State officials
and government agencies.............................................................
39 - 50
13
VIEWS OF CIVIL SOCIETY AND COMMUNITIES
CONCERNED ...................................................................................
51 - 72
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A. Concerns in response to State policies and
measures ......................................................................................
51 - 53
16
B. Views of the Roma community ..................................................
54 - 61
16
C. Views of non-European communities .........................................
62 - 64
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