A/HRC/25/30 Government of the Netherlands to take the lead in facilitating a growing national debate in order to promote understanding, mutual respect and intercultural dialogue. The call was made in connection with the annual celebration in the Netherlands of the arrival of Saint Nicholas (or Sinterklaas) and the debate over whether the portrayal of his servant Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) perpetuated a negative stereotype of Africans and people of African descent. 75. While it was the prerogative of the people of the Netherlands to discuss and decide, the experts strongly encouraged the Government to support and facilitate an open debate on the issue, with a view to creating an understanding about how this tradition was perceived by different groups and to identify steps that might respond to the views and concerns of all. 76. The Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, in the report on his mission to India released in May, concluded that the police had failed to exercise due diligence in their duty to protect, and thus tolerated attacks on the lives and rights of members of religious minorities. 77. On 28 May 2013, the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, issued a report on his mission to Latvia. In the report, he recommended, inter alia, that it was necessary to ensure proportionality of language and citizenship requirements in the labour market and to eliminate excessively restrictive regulations regarding professional language proficiency requirements, which had a discriminatory effect on the employment opportunities available to minorities. 78. In his country report on Cyprus, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief voiced concern at the situation of Christian minorities in the northern part, of Muslim minorities in the southern part, and of other religious minorities that were outside the ambit of bicommunalism. As a follow-up to his official visit to Cyprus, the Special Rapporteur took part in the first interreligious round table in the United Nations Buffer Zone in Nicosia, held on 12 September 2013. The Special Rapporteur hailed the improved climate of interreligious communication that was now developing in Cyprus among religious leaders and civil society. 79. In the course of the year, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar repeatedly condemned the human rights violations being committed against the Rohingya in Rakhine State. “Only by addressing this discrimination against religious and ethnic minorities can the Government of Myanmar hope to forge integrated communities that live together in equality, peace and harmony,” he emphasized. VI. Universal periodic review 80. At its twenty-second, twenty-third and twenty-fourth sessions, the Human Rights Council adopted the reports of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review on various countries. 81. In the reports adopted, issues regarding minority groups were raised. The recommendations included, inter alia, (a) the adoption of legislation for the protection of minority rights; (b) the adoption of measures to combat prejudices and racial discrimination; (c) the adoption of measures to eradicate the dissemination of stereotypes; (d) the adoption of measures to combat negative perceptions of minorities, through public awareness-raising and education; (e) protection of minorities, in particular minority women, 16