A/HRC/15/42 60. With regard to the report submitted by Mauritania, the Committee noted the lack of information on children belonging to minority groups. It urged the State party to provide information on the fulfilment of the rights of children belonging to minority groups in its next periodic report. 61. In its concluding observations on the report submitted by Romania, the Committee noted with regret that some of the recommendations contained therein had not been fully implemented, in particular those related to discrimination against children belonging to the Roma minority. It reiterated its recommendation that children belonging to national minorities should receive education in their mother tongue, or that the study of their mother tongue be made available to children belonging to a number of minorities, including the Roma. 62. Regarding the report submitted by Sweden, the Committee reiterated its previous concern that, despite the adoption of legislative guarantees, including the new antidiscrimination act, the principle of non-discrimination was not fully respected in practice. The Committee expressed particular concern about de facto discrimination, xenophobia and racist attitudes towards children of ethnic minorities, refugee and asylum-seeking children and children belonging to migrant families. Fifty-second session (14 September–2 October 2009) 63. At its fifty-second session, in relation to the report submitted by Pakistan, the Committee expressed concern at the persistence of discriminatory social attitudes and discrimination against children belonging to religious or other minority groups. In relation to the report submitted by the Philippines, the Committee reiterated its concern at the lack of disaggregated data by region, gender and age and at the insufficient data on children belonging to minorities and indigenous groups. Fifty-third session (11–29 January 2010) 64. At its fifty-third session, the Committee addressed concluding observations and recommendations regarding the rights of minority children in El Salvador and Mongolia. 6. Committee against Torture Forty-second session (27 April–15 May 2009) 65. At its forty-second session, in its concluding observations on the report submitted by New Zealand, the Committee against Torture recommended that the State party should provide adequate training to the judiciary and law enforcement personnel that takes into account the obligation to protect minorities, and integrate a gender perspective into the discharge of their tasks. Forty-third session (2–20 November 2009) 66. At its forty-third session, the Committee considered the report submitted by the Republic of Moldova, and observed with concern reports of violence and hatred towards minorities, especially Roma, and other vulnerable groups in that country. In relation to the report submitted by Slovakia, the Committee expressed concern at reports of mistreatment of Roma by police officers during arrest and while in custody. It was also concerned about the high percentage of Roma children in schools for children with mental disabilities. GE.10-14893 13