A/HRC/42/3 140.185 Use drastic steps such as out-of-home child placements and deprivation of parental rights only as a last resort (Cyprus); 140.186 Review the current practices relating to out-of-home placements, deprivation of parental rights and limitation of parent-children contact rights, with a view to ensuring that such drastic steps are only used as measures of last resort, and also respect and comply with international standards, in particular regarding international private law, when relevant issues arise (Greece); 140.187 Reconsider the practice of the Norwegian child welfare office separating children from their families and recognize the basic rights of children belonging to ethnic minorities, especially Muslim and Roma communities (Islamic Republic of Iran); 140.188 Implement the recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child regarding the revision of the current practices relating to out-ofhome placements of children, deprivation of parental rights and limitation of contact rights (Belarus); 140.189 Review the practices related to out-of-home placements of children and deprivation of their parents of parental or contact rights and ensure that these practices will be always based only on the best interest of the child, with a particular view to preserving his or her identity, including, inter alia, nationality (Poland); 140.190 In cases when the Norwegian authorities decide that the separation of children from their natural family is necessary for the best interests of the child, continue to ensure that this measure is processed properly, in accordance with the provisions of article 9 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Romania); 140.191 Review thoroughly the practices concerning the removal of children from their families and placement in foster families, in light of the children’s special needs and bonds with their cultural, ethnic and religious identity (Turkey); 140.192 Develop appropriate strategies and policies to provide an adequate response to the difficulties faced by the Roma and Tater communities in accessing employment, housing and education (Costa Rica); 140.193 Continue to develop indicators for monitoring and protecting the equality and rights of ethnic minorities (Barbados); 140.194 Continue developing policies to ensure access to employment, housing, health-care services and education by national minorities (India); 140.195 Ensure, both in law and in practice, that all minorities enjoy their full human rights, in particular the right to adequate access to employment, food, medical health care and cultural rights (Islamic Republic of Iran); 140.196 Strengthen policies to eliminate discrimination against the Roma and Tater peoples (Peru); 140.197 Take further steps to promote tolerance and intercultural dialogue between ethnic and religious groups (Kazakhstan); 140.198 Intensify efforts to further support the use of the language and the culture of officially recognized national minorities (Myanmar); 140.199 Make further efforts to promote an environment inclusive of ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples and, in this regard, effectively provide them with equal access to housing, education, employment, health care and other services (Republic of Korea); 140.200 Strengthen measures for promoting and protecting the human rights of all minorities and other vulnerable groups, such as indigenous Sami, as recommended previously (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela); 21

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