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(b)
The lack of qualified teachers owing to low salaries, which leads to a very
low quality of education, and the lack of textbooks;
(c)
school;
Extortion of fees from parents, which prevents many children from attending
(d)
Poor infrastructure of educational facilities which do not meet safety
standards and lack water supply and sewage system, adequate heating and electricity;
(e)
Widespread violence and racketeering in schools, which has led to suicides
and barred many high school students from attending school for safety concerns;
(f)
The tendency to reassign Uzbek-language schools as Kyrgyz and mixedmedium schools following the 2010 ethnic violence.
56.
Taking into account its general comment No. 1 (2001) on the aims of education,
the Committee recommends that the State party:
(a)
Ensure that all children, including minority children, have access to free
and compulsory education, which is not compromised by their involvement in the
labour market;
(b)
Take measures to improve the quality of education, by training teachers,
providing incentives to attract qualified teachers, ensuring a sufficient number of
textbooks and conducting independent, regular assessments of children;
(c)
Put an end to the practice of extorting fees from the parents of children
attending school;
(d)
Take measures to invest in and maintain the infrastructure of schools,
including on access to water, sewage systems, heating and electricity, and ensure that
school buildings respond to high safety standards;
(e)
Put an end to school racketeering by supervising the behaviour of
children and sanctioning those who are involved in racketeering activities;
(f)
Take measures to ensure that children from minority communities, in
particular Uzbek children, have access to education in their native language without
any restrictions.
I.
Other special protection measures (arts. 22, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37 (b–d)
and 38–40)
Children in situations of migration
57.
The Committee is concerned that children who have migrated internally with their
parents live in hazardous houses with no access to energy, sanitation and communications
and have no access to health care and education as they do not have residence permits.
58.
The Committee recalls its report of the day of general discussion on the rights
of all children in the context of migration (2012) and recommends that the State party
ensure that children of internal migrant workers are provided with adequate living
conditions and immediate access to health care and education irrespective of their
residency status.
Children belonging to minority groups
59.
The Committee is concerned about discriminatory practices against minority groups
and the continuing atmosphere of insecurity and tension since the ethnic conflict in 2010. It
is particularly concerned about the increased segregation of minorities in many respects,
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