A/HRC/16/45/Add.2 Annex Report of the independent expert on minority issues on her mission to Viet Nam (5 - 15 July 2010) Contents Paragraphs Page I. Introduction............................................................................................................. 1–6 4 II. Non-discrimination and equality ............................................................................. 7–19 5 III. Addressing the poverty of ethnic minorities ........................................................... 20–42 7 A. Land rights and the impact of economic development ................................... 31–38 9 B. Access to health care ...................................................................................... 39–42 11 Language and education.......................................................................................... 43–58 12 A. Bilingual education......................................................................................... 53–55 13 B. Action Research on Mother Tongue-based Bilingual Education.................... 56–58 14 V. Religious minorities ................................................................................................ 59–68 15 VI. Political participation of minorities......................................................................... 69–74 17 VII. Conclusions and recommendations ......................................................................... 75–102 18 IV. A. Poverty alleviation and development.............................................................. 80–84 19 B. Language and education ................................................................................. 85–91 20 C. Religious minorities........................................................................................ 92–97 21 D. Political participation...................................................................................... 98–100 22 E. Further engagement with United Nations human rights mechanisms............. 101–102 22 3