A/HRC/16/39 E. The independent expert on minority issues, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance 70. Expressing their alarm at the rising ethnic tensions in Kyrgyzstan since the overthrow of former President Kurmanbek Bakiev following mass protests and violence in April 2010, on 15 June 2010, the independent expert on minority issues, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance issued a statement in which they called for the true causes of the tensions to be fully analysed and addressed, to help ensure that such an appalling situation could not recur, and that the current situation remained extremely fragile and dangerous and had to be confronted with swift and appropriate responses to calm the situation, restore order and prevent further outbreaks of violence, all done in full conformity with human rights obligations. They added that minority rights, non-discrimination and the rule of law were all key components of long-term stability and conflict prevention. V. Universal periodic review process 71. At its fifteenth session, the Human Rights Council adopted the reports of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review on Armenia, Belarus, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Spain, Sweden and Turkey. The reports of the Working Group contain recommendations made to States by other individual States. Some were accepted by the State under review, while others were rejected. Some of the recommendations pertaining to minorities are given below. 72. In the case of Armenia, it was recommended that the State party take the legislative and administrative measures necessary to fully guarantee freedom of religion in the country (A/HRC/15/9). The State should continue to hold awareness-raising campaigns about the rights of national minorities, with the aim of further enhancing tolerance and nondiscrimination in all spheres of public. With regard to Belarus, it was recommended that the State party take appropriate measures against discrimination against persons belonging to ethnic minorities, in particular measures against harassment by police, and allow equal access to education for all persons belonging to minorities, and that it strengthen its efforts to combat and prevent discrimination faced by the Roma and ensure their full participation in the creation of mechanisms and adoption of measures to this end (A/HRC/15/16). 73. In the case of Guyana, it was recommended that the State party continue to review and bring its domestic legal framework into line with international human rights norms to which Guyana was a party, in particular to make progress towards non-discrimination against minorities, indigenous peoples, women and children (A/HRC/15/14). Kuwait received a recommendation to take further measures, including in the field of education, to reinforce the protection and promotion of religious freedom, particularly in order to ensure the effective freedom of worship of religious minorities (A/HRC/15/15). It was recommended that Kyrgyzstan ensure that anti-minority attacks are publicly condemned by the authorities, and that such attacks are investigated in order to bring the perpetrators to justice and ensure full respect for minority rights in the new Constitution (A/HRC/15/2). It was also recommended that inclusive and longer-term measures be taken with respect to linguistic policy, education and participation in decision-making for minorities in Kyrgyzstan. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic was asked to deepen dialogue with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees regarding the situation of 16