A/HRC/13/24 affected persons living in the northern part of the island are eligible for compensation after a solution to the Cyprus question is reached.27 Discrimination 18. In its concluding observations on the fourth and fifth periodic reports of Cyprus in May 2009, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights expressed its deep concern that de facto discrimination persists against, inter alia, Turkish Cypriots. The Committee also noted with concern the absence of anti-discrimination case law and the fact that Turkish Cypriots continue to face administrative and linguistic obstacles in obtaining official documents. The Committee recommended that the Government take all appropriate measures to overcome administrative and linguistic obstacles faced by Turkish Cypriots to obtain official documents.28 19. At the same session, the Committee noted with regret that in spite of the amendment of the 2007 law, children of women with displaced person status are not entitled to a refugee identity card and are only entitled to a “certificate by descent” which does not enable them to access any benefits. The Committee urged the Government to adopt effective measures to end the discriminatory treatment of children of women with displaced person status.29 20. According to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre of the Norwegian Refugee Council (IDMC/NRC), as referenced in the OHCHR summary of stakeholder submissions to the UPR, up to 200,500 persons are still internally displaced in the area under the control of the Government. The IDMC/NRC also noted that such children are not entitled to a refugee identity card or the benefits deriving therefrom. As a consequence, they cannot access housing assistance, which can take various forms, including a financial grant, a land plot, a housing unit, or rent subsidy. An amendment to the Civil Registry Law 141(I)/2002 on 12 July 2007 ensured that the children of women with displaced person status were eligible for the same status, but the law still does not entitle these children to a refugee identity card or related benefits. The UPR summary of stakeholder submissions further noted that internally displaced persons (IDPs) are still prevented from returning to their place of origin and enjoying the property that they left behind. The IDP property issue on the island is complicated by several factors. These include the occupation of IDP housing and land by secondary occupants, sale of IDP housing and land to third parties, and uncompensated expropriation and development of IDP land on both sides of the Green Line. Furthermore, different systems were put in place in the south and the north to administer and manage property left behind by IDPs. Applicants on both sides of the Green Line have reported difficulties in repossessing their property through these mechanisms.30 21. The UPR summary of stakeholder submissions also refers to achievements and challenges in the protection of the rights of IDPs. A set of criteria has been formulated by the Government of Cyprus for displaced person status to facilitate the provision of assistance to people displaced by the conflict. In addition, the Government has established the Service for Displaced Persons, which provides housing assistance to IDPs, and the 27 28 29 30 GE.10-11644 A/HRC/WG.6/6/CYP/1, paras. 87, 88 and 89. E/C.12/CYP/CO/5, para. 10. In its comments on the concluding observations, Cyprus reiterated that bilingual staff and interpreters are posted at crossing points, administrative services, hospitals and where needed, in order to accommodate Turkish Cypriots and Turkish speakers in general. It also mentioned that all official documents are available in the official languages (Greek and Turkish) (E/C.12/CYP/CO/5/Add.1, para. 7). E/C.12/CYP/CO/5, para. 12. A/HRC/WG.6/6/CYP/3, paras. 36 and 37. 7