A/HRC/20/12 On housing, land and property 94. The authorities should take all appropriate steps to ensure that people whose houses were rebuilt following their destruction in the June 2010 violence receive all the necessary documents to register the houses as private property and thus ensure that they do not remain vulnerable to arbitrary interference in their land and property rights. 95. The authorities should continue their efforts to develop a comprehensive national housing strategy, including a social housing component, to ensure that the right to adequate housing is fully realized, as expressed in general comment No. 9 (1998) of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. On education 96. The authorities should take appropriate measures to ensure that all children enjoy full access to primary education and beyond. 97. The authorities should take all appropriate steps to ensure that all children are provided with a high standard of instruction in the State and official languages of Kyrgyzstan, and that minorities enjoy access to education in their own language, with instruction in minority languages progressively integrated into the curriculum. On gender equality and gender-based issues 98. The authorities should prioritize the fight against any form of gender-based violence, such as domestic violence, forced marriages and trafficking in human beings. This should include the strengthening of provisions for the investigation and punishment of such crimes, support for and protection of victims, and raising public awareness. The authorities should further adopt measures to ensure full compliance with laws criminalizing bride kidnapping, forced marriage and polygamy, and should ensure mechanisms of protection for victims of domestic violence. 99. The authorities should fully support the establishment of a separate body in the executive power that would be tasked with formulating a comprehensive State policy on gender equality and coordinate its implementation among various government entities. On minorities 100. The authorities, at all levels, should publicly condemn any attacks against minorities, including hate speech and hate crime, and ensure that such attacks are investigated in order to bring the perpetrators to justice. 101. The authorities should undertake inclusive and longer-term measures with respect to linguistic policy, education and participation in decision-making for minorities. 102. The authorities should take all appropriate measures to ensure better representation of minorities in Parliament, Government and in public administration, by eliminating obstacles preventing their appointment or restricting their promotion. On the Ombudsman Institution 103. Parliament should remove from the Law on the Ombudsman those provisions that are not in line with the Paris Principles. The Ombudsman Institution should intensify its efforts to comply fully with the Paris Principles. 17

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