A/HRC/29/11 120.176. Further improve conditions for the protection of the rights of national minorities (Kazakhstan); 120.177. Take further steps for the protection of national minorities (Greece); 120.178. Continue initiatives undertaken to promote education and culture of national minorities (Equatorial Guinea); 120.179. Strengthen training programmes for State officials in the field of minority rights (Algeria). 121. The recommendations below did not enjoy the support of Armenia and would thus be noted: 121.1. Adopt comprehensive legislation on discrimination (Azerbaijan); 121.2. Closely monitor legal practice in relation to incitement to racial discrimination and prosecute perpetrators (Azerbaijan); 121.3. Prevent the use of torture and ill-treatment on suspects in police custody and prosecute those responsible (Azerbaijan); 121.4. Investigate cases of violence against children in closed institutions and prosecute perpetrators (Azerbaijan); 121.5. Establish mechanisms to identify children among asylum seekers and refugees involved in armed conflicts (Azerbaijan); 121.6. Criminalize the recruitment of children under the age of 18 years into armed forces (Azerbaijan); 121.7. Ensure accountability within government structures (Azerbaijan); 121.8. Eradicate all limitations and restrictions on freedom of religion, including the revision of the school curriculum to reflect the freedom of religion of all children (Azerbaijan); 121.9. Ensure the protection of the rights of national minorities (Azerbaijan); 121.10. Ensure the full protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, to peaceful assembly and to freedom of association (Azerbaijan). 122. Armenia did not support the recommendations in paragraph 121 because it considers that the country that has submitted them: (a) has repeatedly rejected any cooperation with Armenia within the framework of the UPR, in particular as set out in Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, and (b) is conducting apparent propaganda of war and hatred against the Armenians at the level of highest authorities of the country, involving all segments of the population. 123. All conclusions and/or recommendations contained in the present report reflect the position of the submitting State(s) and/or the State under review. They should not be construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole. 25

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