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Accelerate efforts aimed at promoting socioeconomic integration of migrants in the society

Endorse and implement the United Nations Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

Take effective legislative measures to prevent the displacement of the Russian language as the language of inter-ethnic communication from all areas of the life of the State and society

Intensify efforts to protect the rights of persons belonging to minority groups, together with ethnic and religious groups, including Jews

Effectively combat against hate crimes towards minorities, including Roma

Establish appropriate mechanisms to combat stigmatization and discrimination against Roma through training of law enforcement and public service personnel in both the public and private sectors

Take steps to ensure Roma people are accorded equal rights, including protection from violence and discrimination, and access to government services

Continue efforts to promote the social inclusion of minorities, especially the Roma, and combat discriminatory practices against them

Take effective measures aimed at ensuring and expanding the participation of minorities in political life and the full involvement of this category of persons in the work of State bodies

Continue with measures that contribute to the realization of the rights of the national minorities

Develop and adopt a cross-sectoral strategy on early detection and intervention for children with disabilities, which will be supported by adequate budget allocations and human resources

Adopt measures aimed at guaranteeing the right to a dignified life for persons with disabilities, seeking to reduce the rate of institutionalization in pursuit of their effective social integration

Expedite the development of a strategy for the deinstitutionalization of persons with mental and intellectual disabilities, in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Continue efforts to ensure the right of persons with disabilities to live independently through enhancing implementation of the national action plans for deinstitutionalization and social inclusion of persons with disabilities, including development of alternative community-based social services and improving accessibility and access to assisting technologies

Adopt a comprehensive and effective monitoring system in neuropsychological residential institutions and psychiatric hospitals with a view to eliminate any instances of abuse and ill-treatment of their residents

Enhance the measures for protection of the rights of children and persons with disabilities

Ensure effective means of implementation to address structural problems in providing social care services to people with disabilities and access to quality education and employment to persons with disabilities

Organize public awareness-raising and education programmes on the rights of persons with disabilities

Continue taking concrete measures to promote the rights of those living with disabilities, including by effectively addressing discrimination in the public and private sectors

Strengthen efforts to ensure that persons with disabilities have access to health, education and social services and ensure their full integration in society

Abolish disciplinary solitary confinement for juveniles

Establish facilities and institutions where victims of intimate partner violence, sexual violence and child sexual abuse can find a safe space and be provided government resources to combat the vicious cycle of dependence

Step up the country’s efforts to address the situation of children in vulnerable situations, including the root causes of children in the “street situations” phenomenon

Continue existing efforts to enhance the protection of children from all forms of violence, including sexual violence

Strengthen the capacity of law enforcement officials in dealing with cases of gender-based violence and applying the national legislation on violence against women

Ensure effective implementation of the Istanbul Convention

Finalize the internal procedures necessary to give full implementation to the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence

Continue to implement the Istanbul Convention by adapting national legislation and allocating necessary cross-sectoral resources

Fully implement the Istanbul Convention into domestic laws and policies, to protect and support victims

Ensure the implementation of the provisions of the Istanbul Convention in order to combat all forms of violence against women, particularly domestic violence