! right  to  education  of  children  belonging  to  minorities  (from  Argentina,   Bangladesh  and  Cuba).   Thailand  accepted  to  combat  discriminatory  practices  against  children  and   adolescents  belonging  to  minorities  (from  Uruguay).     More  than  one-­‐third  of  recommendations  on  children  and  minorities  specifically   addressed  the  situation  of  Roma  children.  They  were  the  following:     ! Albania  accepted  to  continue  fostering  educational  attainment  of  Roma  children   as  indicated  in  the  2004  common  country  assessment  report  (from  Israel).   ! Austria  noted  to  adopt  measures  to  guarantee  Roma  children  the  right  to   education  in  their  own  language  and  in  a  relevant  way  with  their  own  culture   (from  Ecuador).   ! Bosnia  and  Herzegovina  accepted  to  eliminate  discriminatory  provisions  from   the  Constitution  to  adopt  comprehensive  anti-­‐discrimination  legislation  to   guarantee  universal  birth  registration  under  all  circumstances,  including  for   Roma  children  (from  Czech  Republic).   ! Bulgaria  accepted  to  strengthen  awareness-­‐raising  campaigns  aimed  at   preventing  human  trafficking,  and  increase  the  protection  provided  to  victims,   notably  children  and  newborns,  including  those  of  Roma  origin,  in  line  with  the   recommendations  of  the  Committee  on  the  Rights  of  the  Child.  It  accepted  to  set   up  a  policy  specifically  aimed  at  reducing  the  number  of  Roma  children  placed   without  valid  reasons  in  establishments  for  children  with  disabilities  or  in   rehabilitation  centres  and  ensure  that  Roma  children  are  not  sent  to  special   schools  for  the  disabled,  but  instead  are  schooled  together  with  other  Bulgarian   children.  It  accepted  to  avoid  the  practice  of  the  school  segregation  of  Roma   children,  for  example  with  primary  school  teachers,  who  are  speaking  their   mother  tongue,  with  the  objective  of  achieving  an  effective  learning  of  the   Bulgarian  language  and  other  subjects  taught  and  to  guarantee  that  the   implementation  of  the  law  on  compulsory  preschool  education  covers  Roma   (Mexico,  Canada,  Finland  and  Spain).   ! Croatia  accepted  to  strengthen  effective  legal  and  administrative  measures  to   address  all  forms  of  violence  against  children  and,  in  particular,  discrimination   against  children  belonging  to  minorities,  especially  Roma  (from  Bangladesh).     ! The  Czech  Republic  accepted  that  in  the  implementation  of  public  policy  for   Roma,  it  will  take  into  account  ethnic  and  cultural  diversity  and  the  specificities,   needs,  lifestyles  and  identity  of  the  beneficiaries,  and  to  consider  the  possibility   of  establishing  bilingual  compensatory  school  programmes  for  Roma  children   (from  Mexico).   ! Estonia  accepted  to  consider  taking  necessary  measures  to  prevent  and  combat   discrimination  towards  minorities,  and  positively  consider  the  recommendation   of  the  Committee  on  the  Elimination  of  Racial  Discrimination  on  the  prevention   of  segregation  of  Roma  children  in  the  field  of  education.  It  accepted  to  bring  an   end  to  segregation  of  Roma  children  in  the  field  of  education  and  pay  special   31  

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