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89.
Children with multiple disadvantages, including those from the Roma community,
received financial assistance for pre-school to higher education. The delegation reported on
the Government’s plan to sign an agreement with the National Roma Self-Government in
May 2011 to take a commitment for the creation of new jobs, the increase in access to
secondary schools and the provision of scholarships for higher education to the Roma
population in the coming four years.
90.
The new Constitution contained provisions guaranteeing gender equality and the
relevant legislation prohibited the discrimination against women both in the public and the
private sectors. The national strategy to enhance equality of women and men aimed, inter
alia, to eliminate wage gaps between men and women.
91.
A normative integration strategy provided the main conditions for granting refugee
status and the measures to facilitate their integration into society.
92.
Regarding overcrowded prisons, the delegation informed about the target set by the
Government to reduce by 39 per cent the occupancy of prisons.
93.
In conclusion, the delegation assured the readiness of Hungary for continuous
engagement with civil society and international organizations in the implementation of
accepted recommendations made during the universal periodic review and the further
improvement of the human rights situation.
II.
Conclusions and/or recommendations
94.
The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue and listed
below have been examined by Hungary and enjoy the support of Hungary:
94.1.
Continue the process of ratifying OP-CAT (Czech Republic);
94.2.
Consider ratifying OP-CAT (Brazil);
94.3.
Ratify OP-CAT (Afghanistan);
94.4. Proceed with the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment without delay (Denmark);
94.5. Sign and ratify OP-CAT and CED and declare to accept the
competence of the Committee against Enforced Disappearances provided for in
articles 31 and 32 of the Convention (France);
94.6. Study the possibility of becoming a party to the Convention for the
Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Argentina);
94.7. Sign and ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All
Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Spain);
94.8. Continue to revise the criminal law to bring it fully in line with relevant
international and regional obligations and in particular to ensure the protection
of national, ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities (Switzerland);
94.9. Engage with the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Council of Europe to ensure that their concerns
about the media law are accommodated (Netherlands);
94.10. Strengthen its current laws and continue robust implementation of the
Equal Treatment Law to ensure equality for women, including with regard to
employment and educational opportunities, as well as ensuring access to the
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