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that authorities would carry out the investigation with the full respect of the principles of
rule of law and human rights.
104. With regard to the issue of allegations of Holocaust denial in public educational
materials and school textbooks, the delegation stated that it had no information of such
reports and urged that those reports be transmitted to the Government. It was noted that,
since 2000, specific courses had been organized in schools to teach the history of the
Holocaust.
105. On the issue of the segregation of Roma, the delegation stated that it had decreased
significantly due to the actions taken by the Ministry of Education as well as various
legislative measures. Various concrete activities had been carried out, including the creation
of inclusive classes, where children feel that they are treated in the same way as others.
106. The delegation also presented some statistics in relation to employment, health and
housing of Roma. Roma were employed in the labour market because of State assistance,
including counselling and professional training. The National Agency for Employment used
a set of personalized stimulation measures, giving each person the opportunity to benefit
from one or more services. As to the access of Roma to health services, the delegation
highlighted two initiatives: health mediators’ services and vaccination campaigns. The pilot
programme Social Housing for Roma Communities, which is conducted by the National
Housing Agency, comprises a plan for the construction of 300 social housing units in 11
cities, with easy access for Roma to education and to health and social services.
107. On the issue of trafficking in persons, the delegation highlighted that the efficiency
of governmental bodies that work to combat human trafficking had improved. The number
of convictions had increased, with 276 traffickers convicted in 2011. The number of victims
referred to assistance doubled. Furthermore, the participation of victims in the criminal
process improved as a result of different approaches taken for their protection and
assistance.
108. The delegation expressed its gratitude to all delegations for their participation,
comments and questions. The delegation stated that Romania would closely analyse the
recommendations and provide its answer to them in due time. The delegation expressed its
regret that it was not in a position to provide answers to all questions due to time
constraints.
II. Conclusions and/or recommendations**
109. The following recommendations will be examined by Romania, which will
provide responses in due time, but no later than the twenty-third session of the
Human Rights Council in June 2013:
109.1.
Consider the ratification of the International Convention for the
Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Armenia) (Costa
Rica);
109.2.
Consider ratifying the International Convention on the Protection of
the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Peru);
109.3.
Continue efforts aiming at ratifying the International Convention for
the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Argentina);
** Conclusions and recommendations have not been edited.
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