A/HRC/16/39 E. Durban follow-up 25. In accordance with the provisions of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and the Outcome Document of the Durban Review Conference urging States Members of the United Nations to develop and implement national plans of action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, OHCHR has supported a number of initiatives in this regard at the regional and national levels. In accordance with the victims-oriented approach enshrined in both documents, regional workshops on national plans of action were organized in Cameroon, Ethiopia and Togo. The workshops were an opportunity to highlight the need for such policy tools to reflect the needs of victims and vulnerable groups, including national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities. OHCHR has also been supporting efforts in several countries to launch preparations for the development of national plans of action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. III. A. Treaty bodies Concluding observations 26. The treaty body system operates through relevant committees that monitor compliance by States of their treaty obligations. Treaty bodies have regularly raised issues relating to minority rights. While they have, in a number of instances, acknowledged the achievements made by States, they have also issued a range of observations and recommendations for additional measures that States need to take in relation to minority rights in order to comply with their treaty obligations. 1. Human Rights Committee Ninety-ninth session (12 – 30 July 2010) 27. The Human Rights Committee, in relation to the report submitted by Estonia (CCPR/C/EST/CO/3), concluded that the State party should strengthen measures to integrate Russian-speaking minorities into the labour market, including with regard to professional and language training. The Committee also recommended that it should take measures to increase the confidence and trust of the Russian-speaking population in the State and its public institutions. One-hundredth session (11 – 29 October 2010) 28. In relation to the report submitted by Poland (CCPR/C/POL/CO/6), the Committee observed that the State party should continue to take all necessary measures to ensure the practical enjoyment by the Roma of their rights under the Covenant by implementing and reinforcing effective measures to prevent and address discrimination and the serious social and economic situation of the Roma. 29. With regard to the report submitted by Hungary (CCPR/C//HUN/CO/5), the Committee concluded that the State party should take measures to address the shortcomings of the minority election register and the minority self-government system in general, in order to ensure that it does not deter and disenfranchise minorities from participating in minority self-government elections. According to the Committee, the State party should also consider repealing the condition that a minority group should be able to demonstrate that it has lived in the territory of the State party for at least a century in order to be recognized as a national or ethnic minority group. 8

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