CCPR/C/GEO/CO/4 standards to all professionals involved in the juvenile justice system and run longterm rehabilitation programmes for juvenile offenders with a view to facilitating their reintegration into society after release. Rights of internally displaced persons 17. While commending the State party for the measures taken to address the problems faced by internally displaced persons, including the provision of housing and adoption of new legislation governing their treatment in February 2014, the Committee notes that more attention needs to be paid to their livelihoods as part of efforts to find a durable solution (arts. 2, 12 and 26). The State party should step up its efforts aimed at improving the situation of internally displaced persons and, in addition to durable housing solutions, focus on local integration and provision of sustainable income-generating opportunities and other livelihood measures at new resettlement sites. It should also ensure that all internally displaced persons can exercise their right to make a free and informed decision as to whether to return voluntarily to their homes in safety and dignity, to integrate locally or to resettle elsewhere in the country. Freedom of conscience and religious belief 18. The Committee, while noting the adoption on 27 January 2014 of decree No. 117 of the Georgian Government on implementing measures related to the partial compensation for damage inflicted on religious groups in Georgia during Soviet totalitarian rule, remains concerned that insufficient measures are taken to address the restitution to religious minorities of places of worship and related properties confiscated during the Soviet era. It is also concerned about cases of religious intolerance, including harassment and verbal and physical assault against persons belonging to religious minorities, in particular Jehovah’s Witnesses, Muslims and members of other non-traditional religious minorities, and instances of interference in their worship activities and of vandalism (arts. 2, 7, 18 and 26). The State party should guarantee in practice the freedom of religion and belief and freedom to manifest a religion or belief either individually or in community with others, in public or in private, in worship, observance, practice or teaching. It should: (a) Strongly condemn any acts of violence and hate speech against religious minorities and institute awareness-raising campaigns aimed at promoting respect for human rights and tolerance for diversity; (b) Step up efforts to ensure that such crimes are properly classified in accordance with article 53, paragraph 31, of the Criminal Code and thoroughly investigated, that perpetrators are prosecuted and, if convicted, punished appropriately, and that victims are adequately compensated; (c) Take all necessary measures to ensure the restitution of places of worship and related properties of religious minorities, and provide adequate compensation when restitution is not possible. Rights of minorities 19. While noting the State party’s efforts to integrate minorities into political and public life, the Committee remains concerned that poor knowledge of the Georgian language continues to be the main barrier to their integration and a reason for their marginalization and limited representation in political life. It also remains concerned that local authorities are required to write replies to minority applicants in Georgian, even to those who cannot read this language. The mandatory use of Georgian may also exclude members of linguistic 7