A/HRC/22/27 Concluding observations 1. (a) Human Rights Committee 104th session (12 – 30 March 2012) 45. In its consideration of the report of Cape Verde, the Human Rights Committee recommended that the State party collect data disaggregated by ethnicity on the existence and size of minorities, and that it investigate the root cause of the murders of West African immigrants and ensure prosecution, sanctions and compensation in such cases (CCPR/C/CPV/CO/1, para. 18). In its concluding observations for Turkmenistan, the Committee encouraged the State party to promote the participation of minority groups in public life and decision-making bodies and to collect data, disaggregated by ethnicity, on their representation in this regard (CCPR/C/TKM/CO/1, para. 22). 46. The Committee recommended that Yemen ensure that all ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities enjoy effective protection from discrimination and are able to enjoy their own culture and equal access to education, health and public services; victims of discrimination were also to be provided with effective remedies, including compensation (CCPR/C/YEM/CO/5, para. 12). (b) 105th session (8 – 27 July 2012) 47. Minority issues were raised in the concluding observations regarding Armenia, in which the Human Rights Committee recommended that the State party combat violence and incitement to racial and religious hatred, provide proper protection to minorities and ensure adequate investigation and prosecution of such cases. It should also strengthen its efforts to ensure the effective implementation of the laws adopted to combat racial discrimination (CCPR/C/ARM/CO/2, para. 6). Regarding the report submitted by Lithuania, the Committee encouraged the State to strengthen its efforts to combat crimes committed with racial, discriminatory or xenophobic motives and sensitize the public to and reduce the prevalence of hatred and intolerance in the media, including the Internet, through awareness-raising campaigns and training programmes, especially targeting law enforcement agencies (CCPR/C/LTU/CO/3, para. 15). 48. With regard to Kenya, the Human Rights Committee recommended that the State respect the rights of minority and indigenous groups to their ancestral land and traditional livelihood when planning development and natural resource conservation projects. In particular, the State should ensure that the inventory being undertaken to assess the status and land rights of the Ogiek people is participatory and that decisions are based on free and informed consent of the community (CCPR/C/KEN/CO/3, para. 24). 2. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Forty-eighth session (30 April – 18 May 2012) 49. Concerning the report submitted by Slovakia, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights recommended that the Government take steps, such as the imposition of penalties, to ensure implementation of the law governing minority languages, under which all citizens belonging to minority groups were allowed to use minority languages in their dealings with public administration (E/C.12/SVK/CO/2, para. 27). Regarding the report from Ethiopia, the Committee encouraged the State party to further strengthen necessary measures to ensure equal treatment for all ethnic groups, with a view to guaranteeing their right to a cultural identity, and to implement the relevant recommendations by the Independent Expert on minority issues (E/C.12/ETH/CO/1-3, para. 27). 11