A/HRC/10/74 Page 8 actions to improve the participation of the Roma community at different educational levels. Although it welcomed some positive results towards improving the observance of international standards in the judiciary, it noted that further efforts were needed to improve their judicial enforcement. With regard to the situation of human rights defenders and journalists, Germany recommended that Montenegro effectively address politically motivated attacks or attacks from organized crime against journalists and other human rights defenders, including by undertaking prompt, thorough and impartial investigations into these crimes and by bringing those responsible to justice. 29. Chile recommended that cooperation be continued with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia until the facts of the serious violations of human rights that occurred in the region during the 1990s are clarified. It was concerned about the situation of discrimination affecting the Roma population, particularly women and children. Chile recommended that the measures and relevant programmes described by the delegation be adopted in order to provide opportunities and give access to social services that are conducive to ensuring the integration of these groups in the political and social life of the country. Lastly, Chile asked about the state of progress for the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 30. Austria welcomed the recent adoption of a minority policy strategy and a national strategy to improve the overall situation of minorities, in particular the Roma population. However, it noted that not all implementing measures were fully effective and operational and that harmonization of the existing law on minority rights and freedom with the new Constitution was still to be undertaken. Austria recommended that Montenegro keep up its efforts by making the mechanisms for implementing the policy strategies fully operational and it ensure that the definition of minorities used in all laws provides for full protection against any discrimination. Austria welcomed the provisions of the new Constitution representing a general guarantee of the protection of human rights and noted that a general anti-discrimination bill had been drafted but not adopted. Austria recommended continuing the work on the general anti-discrimination bill and that it be adopted as soon as possible. Austria noted that the effectiveness of the judiciary was still a major concern and welcomed the ongoing efforts of the Government to reform the judicial system, emphasizing the importance of impartial judges, lawyers and prosecutors for a functioning judicial system, and recommended that Montenegro conclude all necessary political decisions for setting up an independent and effective appointment system for the judiciary. 31. The Netherlands noted that the Constitution guarantees members of minority groups and other national minority communities rights and freedoms, including the right to be authentically represented in Parliament and local councils where minorities make up a significant proportion of the population, and the right to proportional representation in public services, government and local bodies. The Netherlands recommended that these guarantees provided in the Constitution to effectively protect the rights of national minorities and equal representation of members of national minorities be sufficiently safeguarded in relevant legislation. 32. Greece welcomed the adoption of the Plan of Activities on Achieving of Gender Equality in Montenegro for the period 2008-2012 and recommended that all appropriate measures be taken to ensure implementation of the afore-mentioned Plan of Action. Greece also welcomed the intention to pass a law on protection against domestic violence and recommended that it do so as soon as possible. Notwithstanding the efforts made to deal with the challenge of having a large number of refugees and internally displaced persons on its territory, Greece recommended