A/HRC/11/19* 46. Take further measures to improve the security of journalists and to ensure that violations of the rights of journalists are fully and promptly investigated and that any one found responsible is brought to justice according to international standards (The Netherlands); 47. Conduct a thorough, prompt and impartial investigation on the assassinations of journalists and human rights defenders including those as referred to in paragraphs 18, 21, 24 and 58 of the report, and bring the perpetrators to justice (France, Italy, Switzerland, Ireland); 48. Effectively investigate and punish crimes that have been committed against leaders of Ukrainian associations in 2002-2006 (Ukraine); 49. Create an environment, inter-alia through a legislative framework, that promotes rather than restricts the right to freedom of assembly and that encourages citizens to express their diverse views (Austria); 50. Improve conditions for proper functioning of independent media, in particular national TV channels, in order to provide more space for expressing diverse views and opinions (Slovakia); 51. In the current world economic crisis, step up its efforts for the protection of economic, social and cultural rights for the most vulnerable segments of the population including the migrants (Algeria); 52. Continue its positive efforts to consolidate the areas of health and education especially for disabled children (Cuba) 53. Continue its positive efforts to promote and protect economic, social and cultural rights and combat poverty (Cuba); 54. Continue implementation of the package of important programmes aimed at the defending citizens’ economic and social rights (Belarus); 55. Enhance its efforts to provide equal educational opportunities for children with disabilities, including by abolishing the practice of “corrective” and “auxiliary schools”, by providing the necessary support and by ensuring that teachers are trained to educate children with disabilities in regular schools (Liechtenstein); 56. Increase its efforts to ensure full respect of the rights of persons belonging to minorities and indigenous groups, including education of their children (Sweden); Implement the recommendations raised by CERD as to how to improve the situation of the indigenous communities (Denmark); Comply with the principles contained in the Declaration on the rights of indigenous people (Mexico); 57. Undertake measures ensuring rights of ethnicities and national minorities to use its native languages in practice (Ukraine); Intensify its efforts to ensure provision of education in minority languages (Finland). 86. In the view of the Russian Federation, the recommendations contained in the report in paragraph 54 are not relevant as they do not comply with the basis of the review stipulated in HRC Resolution 5/1 “Institution-building of the United Nations Human Rights Council”. 87. All conclusions and/or recommendations contained in the present report reflect the position of the submitting State(s) and/or the State under review thereon. They should not be construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole. GE.09-16259 23

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