Regional
Group
Analysis
This
section
looks
at
those
countries
that
received
most
recommendations
in
their
respective
Regional
Groups,
which
indicates
that
they
have
the
most
to
do
concerning
minority
issues
according
to
the
Member
States.
In
the
African
and
GRULAC
region,
it
means
minimum
5,
in
Asia
minimum
10,
in
EEG
minimum
20
and
in
WEOG
minimum
15
recommendations.
This
section
is
intended
to
reflect
the
broad
range
of
various
aspects
of
concerns
about
minorities
in
general
or
certain
minority
groups
in
the
given
country.
Countries
are
highlighted
in
bold.
Recommendations
are
grouped
as
general,
specific,
accepted
and
noted
and
are
highlighted
with
underline
to
make
it
easier
to
have
an
overview
of
these
categories.
Recommendations
are
cited
in
most
cases
in
full.
If
there
was
a
list
of
vulnerable
groups
which
included
minorities,
it
is
referred
to
as
minorities
“and
others”
to
indicate
that
there
were
other
groups
in
concern
too.
It
also
specifies
the
recommending
State
to
allow
the
reader
to
take
into
consideration
potential
geopolitical
factors.
Africa
Member
States
in
the
African
region
received
74
recommendations
in
total.
Most
recommendations
were
received
by
Egypt
(6),
Namibia
(5),
Nigeria
(8),
Sudan
(5)
and
Tanzania
(6).
Many
countries
received
only
one
(Algeria,
Angola,
Benin,
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Central
African
Republic,
Ghana,
Somalia,
South
Africa,
Swaziland,
Togo).
Egypt
Egypt
received
6
recommendations,
accepted
5
and
noted
1.
It
accepted
to
apply
national
legislation
to
individuals
without
discrimination
based
on
their
belonging
to
a
religious
minority
(from
Switzerland),
to
guarantee
freedom
of
religion
and
belief
to
all
groups
and
minorities,
including
in
relevant
legislation,
without
discrimination
(from
Finland),
and
to
increase
efforts
to
end
discrimination
and
violence
against
religious
minorities
and
prosecute
those
involved
in
incitement
to
religious
hatred
and
violence
(from
Austria).
It
accepted
to
expedite
the
provision
of
all
official
documents,
particularly
identity
documents
to
all
members
of
its
Baha'i
community
and
redress
laws
and
government
practices
that
discriminate
against
members
of
religious
minorities,
and
in
particular
urgently
pass
a
unified
law
that
makes
construction
and
repair
requirements
equal
for
the
places
of
worship
of
all
religious
groups
(from
the
United
States).
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