A/HRC/19/27 • the organization of a panel discussion at the sixteenth session of the Human Rights Council on the full enjoyment of the human rights of people of African descent • the commemoration of the International Day against Racial Discrimination, which had people of African descent as its theme • the servicing of the tenth session of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, which had the International Year as its focus III. Treaty bodies 32. Human rights treaty bodies have regularly raised issues relating to minority rights. While they have, on a number of occasions, acknowledged the achievements made by States, they have also issued a range of observations and recommendations for additional measures that States need to take in relation to minority rights in order to comply with their treaty obligations. A. Concluding observations 1. Human Rights Committee 101st session (14 March – 1 April 2011) 33. With regard to the report submitted by Serbia (CCPR/C/SRB/2), the Human Rights Committee recommended that the State party should continue its efforts to ensure full protection and equal treatment of members of national minorities under its jurisdiction, and that it should take measures, including, if necessary, through appropriate temporary special measures, to ensure better representation of members of national minorities in national and local organs. 2 34. In its concluding observations on the report of Slovakia (CCPR/C/SVK/CO/3), the Committee recommended that the State party should strengthen its efforts to combat racist attacks committed by law enforcement personnel, particularly against Roma, and should take immediate steps to eradicate the segregation of Roma children in its education system by ensuring that placement in schools is carried out on an individual basis and is not influenced by the child’s ethnic group.3 35. In relation to the report submitted by Mongolia, the Committee observed that the State party should further promote access of the Kazakh people to education in their own language.4 36. With regard to the report submitted by Togo , the Committee encouraged the State to give full recognition to minorities and the means for them to attain better representation in public life.5 102nd session (11 – 29 July 2011) 37. In relation to the report submitted by Bulgaria, the Human Rights Committee suggested that the State should take all measures to promote the prevention, investigation 2 3 4 5 CCPR/C/SRB/CO/2, para. 23. CCPR/C/SVK/CO/3, paras. 8 and 17. CCPR/C/MNG/CO/5, para. 27. CCPR/C/TGO/CO/4, para. 21. 9