strategies
and
programmes
in
order
to
provide
employment
and
income-‐generating
opportunities
for
Dalits;
and
to
pay
special
attention
to
helping
Dalit
children
and
girls
to
complete
their
education
cycle,
and
to
ensure
their
employment
opportunities.
Non-‐Muslims
The
expression
“non-‐Muslims”
have
been
used
in
7
recommendations,
out
of
which
5
were
accepted.
The
following
countries
received
those:
Nigeria
(1),
Sudan
(1)7
and
Turkey
(5).
Nigeria
accepted
to
ensure
that
non-‐Muslims
are
not
subjected
to
Sharia
law
and
are
able
to
practice
their
own
religion
without
hindrance.
Sudan
accepted
to
foresee
measures
that
would
guarantee
the
right
of
non-‐Muslims.
Turkey
accepted
to
undertake
effective
efforts
and
policies
to
eliminate
discriminatory
practices,
dissemination
of
hate
speech
and
to
stop
persistent
hostile
attitudes
on
the
part
of
the
general
public,
including
attacks
to
non-‐Muslim
minorities.
Turkey
also
accepted
to
allow
for
the
functioning
of
non-‐Muslim
religious
communities
and
to
take
steps
to
prevent
and
combat
hostile
attitudes
against
persons
belonging
to
non-‐Muslim
minorities,
by
putting
in
place
awareness-‐raising
campaigns
as
well
as
education
and
training
programmes
for
judges
and
law
enforcement
agents.
Turkey
noted
the
recommendations
to
set
a
time
frame
within
which
restrictions
with
regard
to
deprivation
of
legal
personality
of
non-‐Muslim
minorities
and
to
take
effective
measures
to
combat
persisting
hostile
attitudes
and
discrimination
towards
persons
belonging
to
non-‐Muslim
minorities.
Kurdish
minority
Kurdish
minorities
were
part
of
6
recommendations
to
Syria
(2),
Turkey
(3)
and
Turkmenistan
(1).
Syria
accepted
to
comply
with
commitments
enshrined
in
the
Durban
Declaration
and
Plan
of
Action,
particularly
as
regards
the
prevention
and
punishment
of
discrimination
against
the
population
of
Kurdish
origin.
Syria
noted
to
guarantee
the
civil,
political,
economic,
social
and
cultural
rights
of
persons
belonging
to
the
Kurdish
minority.
Turkey
accepted
to
undertake
effective
efforts
and
policies
to
eliminate
discriminatory
practices,
dissemination
of
hate
speech
and
to
stop
persistent
hostile
attitudes
on
the
part
of
the
general
public,
including
attacks
towards
Kurds.
Turkey
noted
to
take
effective
measures
to
combat
persisting
hostile
attitudes
and
discrimination
towards
Kurds
and
to
implement
further
reforms
to
ensure
full
recognition
of
the
rights
of
the
Kurdish
minorities.
Turkmenistan
accepted
to
eliminate
all
norms
and
practices
that
lead
to
the
discrimination
of
Kurds.
7
There
is
one
more
recommendation
to
Sudan
also
in
the
database
as
Somalia
made
a
recommendation
to
both
South-‐Sudan
and
Sudan
in
the
same
sentence
but
it
was
taken
out
from
here
to
avoid
confusion.
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