A/HRC/23/5 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. 14

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