A/HRC/23/7 117.36. Adopt effective measures to enhance the participation of indigenous peoples on issues affecting them and their rights as indigenous peoples (Finland); 117.37. Take all appropriate measures, including adequate resource allocation, to strengthen indigenous children’s equal access to education, including, when possible, education in their own language (Finland); 117.38. Consider intensify measures to protect the rights of ethnic minorities of the country and their self-fulfilment of their cultural specificities (Cape Verde); 117.39. Ensure that the proceedings of customary courts are in line with the domestic courts (Uruguay);17 118. All conclusions and/or recommendations contained in the present report reflect the position of the submitting State(s) and/or the State under review. They should not be construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole. 17 The recommendation made during the interactive dialogue was as follows: “Intensify its efforts to create awareness regarding the primacy of constitutional law with respect to customary laws and practices; ensure that the proceedings of customary courts are in line with the domestic courts and that its decisions may be challenged before such courts (Uruguay).” 25

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