A/HRC/29/43 amend laws and policies that perpetuate the stigmatization of persons living with HIV/AIDS (E/C.12/BLR/CO/4-6, para. 24). Q. Cultural rights 126. In his previous report, the Special Rapporteur raised concerns about the limited use of the Belarusian language in education and cultural life (A/HRC/26/44, para. 126). He is encouraged by the increase in the use of the Belarusian language in public life. He notes for example that, on 21 January 2015, the Minister for Education reported on plans to foster the use of the Belarusian language in education, including the teaching of geography and history in schools in Belarusian. 82 In its annual address in January 2015, the Constitutional Court spoke out in favour of publishing legislative acts in both Russian and Belarusian. 83 VI. Conclusions and recommendations 127. The findings of the Special Rapporteur during the period under review revealed that there had been no significant improvement in the overall situation of human rights in Belarus since his previous report to the Human Rights Council. Moreover, the conditions with regard to certain rights have further deteriorated as a result of the adoption of new restrictive provisions, adding up to a long-standing and ongoing regime of structural limitations to the enjoyment of the civil and political rights and the freedoms that are enshrined in the Constitution and in the international commitments of Belarus. 128. The Special Rapporteur observes with concern a situation where Belarus approaches another presidential election without having addressed the shortcomings in its human rights governance, which in the past had led to recurring violence around such constitutive civic events. 129. Besides the absence of cooperation with the mandate, the Special Rapporteur notes that many recommendations made by United Nations human rights mechanisms have neither been fully implemented nor followed up on. The shortcomings that lead to persistent and systemic violations of human rights should be addressed promptly through swift and effective institutional responses in order to contribute to the strengthening of the national human rights protection system. With this in mind, the Special Rapporteur urges the Government to take measures to implement comprehensively all the recommendations made by the United Nations human rights mechanisms – the treaty bodies, the special procedures, the universal periodic review, and those made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. He again reiterates his readiness to cooperate fully with the Government in accordance with his mandate. 130. In the light of the above situation, the recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur in his previous report to the Human Rights Council and in his reports to the General Assembly remain valid. Building on those recommendations, 84 the Special Rapporteur wishes to add the recommendations below. 131. 82 83 84 22 The Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government of Belarus: Belta, “Zhuravkov: History and geography should be studied in Belarusian”, 21 January 2015. http://kc.gov.by/main.aspx?guid=19095. See A/HRC/23/52, para. 119; A/HRC/26/44, para. 139; A/68/276, para. 118; and A/69/307, para. 93.