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women and domestic violence. It remained concerned that Roma people still face
discrimination, suffer social stigmatization and exclusion and at the high drop-out rate from
school of Roma children. Albania made a recommendation.
34.
Algeria welcomed the ratification of CRPD, the establishment of the Plenipotentiary
for National Minorities and the adoption of the Strategy for Roma Integration. It
encouraged adoption of the strategy that was under consideration to promote and protect
human rights. It was concerned about growing racial discrimination and about leaders
known to be anti-Roma acceding to key local authority positions. Algeria made
recommendations.
35.
Angola noted the ratification of international human rights instruments since the last
review and commended the establishment of the Committee for the Prevention and
Elimination of Racism, Xenophobia, Anti-Semitism and Other Forms of Intolerance,
amendments to anti-discrimination legislation and the provision of compensation for
victims of violence. Angola made a recommendation.
36.
Argentina welcomed ratification of CRPD, OP-CRPD and OP-ICESCR. It
commended the amendment of the Criminal Code and the Anti-discrimination Act as
essential steps to combat and prevent racial discrimination. Argentina made
recommendations.
37.
Australia welcomed progress on ensuring the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender and intersex persons. It acknowledged the adoption of the Strategy for Roma
Integration, but remained concerned about the exclusion of and violence against the Roma.
It noted media concerns over judicial corruption and commended the establishment of a
judicial reform task force. Australia made recommendations.
38.
Austria commended Slovakia for the numerous efforts undertaken since the last
review. It was, however, concerned about the pace of implementation of the Strategy for
Roma Integration. Austria made recommendations.
39.
The delegation stated that the improvement in the situation of the Roma remained
among the priorities of the Government. In 2012, the Strategy for Roma Integration up to
2020 was approved to address the challenges of social inclusion of Roma communities. The
Revised National Action Plan of the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005–2015 (updated for
2011–2015) was considered as the action plan of the Strategy in four priority areas:
education, employment, health and housing. The Strategy had envisaged cooperation with
civil society, including cooperation with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working
on the rights of the Roma. The Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Roma
Communities was assigned to supervise the implementation of specific policies,
programmes and projects of the Strategy.
40.
Segregation based on ethnicity and discrimination was explicitly prohibited by the
Anti-discrimination Act and by the School Act. The domestic legal framework provided
full guarantees for the equal treatment of all children in education regardless of their ethnic
or other origin. A number of systematic measures had been adopted to promote education,
including free preschool education, specialized classes with compensatory and development
programmes, financial assistance and subsidies for children of parents in material need. The
Ministry of Education had adopted two internal regulations that clearly instructed schools
and school facilities to refrain from any form of discrimination, exclusion or segregation of
children.
41.
The delegation responded to a question regarding the court judgment concerning the
segregation of Roma children in a school in eastern Slovakia. As a follow-up to the ruling
of the court, concrete measures aimed, inter alia, at promoting the integration of children, in
particular in school canteens and school yards, had been adopted.
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