A/HRC/4/9/Add.3 page 28 Ensuring group survival − Take urgent steps to protect the existence of some of the small minority groups in Ethiopia. Research should be undertaken into the situation of such communities and measures adopted to protect disadvantaged groups and those facing external threats to their existence; − Grant land title in recognition of historic usage in order to ensure security of land tenure for all communities, including minorities facing encroachment on traditional lands. The recognized system of land tenure should include protection of the use of land by pastoralist groups, and recognize individual and a variety of collective ownership arrangements; − Ensure that communities are secure from forced displacement or eviction from their lands and that measures are undertaken to effectively consult with communities regarding decisions that affect them and their respective territories. Communities relocated according to the law must be consulted regarding appropriate compensation and relocation arrangements, including land of comparable quality. Communities receiving relocated populations must also consent; Language and culture − Make available adequate funding and resources to assist teaching of and instruction in minority languages in public schools at the regional level. Such mother tongue language provision should be available to all communities, to the fullest extent possible; − Maintain the principle of free choice in language education, and the opportunity to study and be instructed in both the mother tongue and the official national working language of Ethiopia (Amharic) at the regional level, to the fullest extent possible; − Enhance its efforts to eradicate harmful traditional and cultural practices that are contrary to international human rights standards. In addition to legal prohibition, culturally appropriate education and public awareness programmes to this end are required; − Protect the range of cultural practices and lifestyles that exist in Ethiopia including accommodation of the rights and needs of nomadic pastoralist communities and other non-settled communities; Non-discrimination and equality − Pass a comprehensive law on non-discrimination and equal treatment, applicable at both federal and state levels, to bring into effect constitutional non-discrimination and equality guarantees. Such legislation should identify