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24.
The Committee notes the lack of information regarding the possibilities for review of
decisions regarding involuntary placement in psychiatric care. (art. 12)
The Committee also requests the State party to include in its next periodic report
information on the system of review of involuntary psychiatric placements.
25.
The Committee is concerned about discrimination against Roma children with regard to
their access to education as well as within the educational system, including by harassment and
bullying. (arts. 13 and 2.2)
The Committee recommends that the State party continue to adopt appropriate
and effective measures to increase school attendance by Roma children, including,
inter alia, through recruitment of additional school personnel from among the
Roma community. It urges the State party to take immediate steps to prevent
harassment and bullying of Roma children in schools and invites the State party to
provide information on the results of the survey carried out by the National Agency
for Education regarding ethnic discrimination, as well as the recommendations of
the working group on education of the Roma Delegation, in its next periodic report.
26.
The Committee reiterates its recommendation that the State party ensure that all children
entitled to mother tongue education receive it in practice, including by providing an adequate
availability and accessibility of such teaching (E/C.12/1/Add.70, para. 38).
27.
The Committee recommends the State party to take immediate steps to ensure the
implementation of the laws which provide for access to education for ‛hidden children’
(children of families of refugees or asylum-seekers whose request to stay in the State party has
been rejected).
28.
The Committee recommends that the State party ensure the effective implementation of
its legal provisions which authorize the use of certain minority languages before public
authorities and courts.
29.
The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that the principles of equality,
non-discrimination, participation and accountability are integrated in the design and
implementation of programmes and policies aimed at the realization of economic, social and
cultural rights.
30.
The Committee encourages the State party to continue supporting corporate social
responsibility within its jurisdiction, in accordance with its ILO strategy for 2007-2009 so as to
ensure the fulfillment of economic, social and cultural rights, especially for the most
disadvantaged and marginalized persons and groups. It also recommends that the State party
evaluate the effectiveness of human rights mainstreaming in its development cooperation
activities, particularly with regard to economic, social, and cultural rights. The Committee
requests the State party, in its next periodic report, to provide updated and detailed information
on these issues, including the results of its assessment of the Base of the Pyramid initiative
(BOP).
31.
The Committee also reiterates its previous recommendation (E/C.12/1/Add.70, para. 33)