A/HRC/26/12 Kampala amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which remained a priority, and the Government expected to complete the ratification of the amendments in 2014. 15. The delegation stated that the situation on the rights of the Roma required further efforts to achieve satisfactory results from a human rights, social and economic perspective. In general, improving the situation of the Roma minority had been a long-term priority for the Government. The Strategy for Roma Integration up to 2020, which was adopted in 2012, represented the primary comprehensive policy paper for the social integration of the Roma and provided a basis for adopting the policies in four main areas of integration: health, employment, housing and education. 16. As noted by the delegation, the Government acknowledged the need for a comprehensive approach to the process of integration of the Roma. Despite slow progress in this field, there had been several positive examples, in particular with regard to housing, health and employment. 17. The delegation stated that a number of challenging tasks remained to be completed. The establishment of a national human rights institution in line with the Paris Principles had been among the most pressing objectives. Necessary legislative steps were expected to be taken in the near future. Finally, a procedure to establish a national independent institution for the rights of the child was under way and the first legislative draft was expected in the first half of 2014. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 18. During the interactive dialogue, 67 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 19. The Russian Federation noted the adoption of programmes to safeguard the rights of minorities and the enactment of legislation concerning non-discrimination. However, problems relating to the Roma community tended to be addressed, inter alia, through evictions and denial of their rights. The Russian Federation made a recommendation. 20. Serbia commended the accession to CRPD and its optional protocol and to OPICESCR. It supported the reforms to the human rights infrastructure and commended the policies on social inclusion of the Roma focusing on education, employment, health and housing. It asked about the experience of Slovakia in overcoming the challenges to a more efficient implementation of anti-discrimination laws. 21. Slovenia welcomed the intention of Slovakia to provide more police specialists to work with Roma communities, but was concerned that calls by the Ombudswoman to investigate violations of the rights of the Roma after the incident of June 2013 in Moldava and Bodvou and to convene a dedicated parliamentary session had been rejected. Slovenia made recommendations. 22. Spain took note of the action taken to combat discrimination and integrate the Roma community. It recognized that important steps had been taken to promote tolerance, intercultural dialogue and respect for diversity. Spain made recommendations. 23. Sri Lanka welcomed the inclusion of human rights in the school curricula, but was concerned about discrimination against Roma children and their disproportionate numbers in special and segregated education. It noted the efforts made to combat human trafficking in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration and other stakeholders. It made recommendations. 5