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5. The Committee is concerned that the State party has not yet adopted a comprehensive antidiscrimination bill. ... (art.2) The Committee recommends that the State party adopt a comprehensive anti-discrimination bill. The Committee recommends that the State party take steps to combat and prevent discrimination and societal stigma … against … belonging to disadvantaged and marginalized groups, and ensure their enjoyment of the rights enshrined in the Covenant, in particular access to employment, social services, health care, and education. The Committee draws the attention of the State party to its General Comment No. 20 (2009) on Non-Discrimination in Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. 22. The Committee is concerned that several vulnerable communities, including pastoralist and hunter-gatherer communities, have been forcibly evicted from their traditional lands for the purposes of large scale farming, creation of game reserves and expansion of national parks, mining, construction of military barracks, tourism and commercial game hunting. The Committee is concerned that these practices have resulted in a critical reduction in their access to land and natural resources, particularly threatening their livelihoods and their right to food. (art.11) The Committee recommends that the establishment of game reserves, the granting of licences for hunting, or other projects on ancestral lands is preceded by free, prior and informed consent of the people affected. It recommends that the State party ensure that vulnerable communities, including pastoralist and hunter-gatherer communities, are effectively protected from forced evictions from traditional lands. It also recommends that past forced evictions and violations that have taken place during those evictions are properly investigated, that perpetrators are brought to justice, that the findings are made public, and that those evicted are offered adequate compensation. The Committee draws the attention of the State party to its General Comment No.7 (1997) on forced evictions. 29. The Committee is concerned that restrictions to land and resources, threats to livelihoods and the reduced access to decision-making processes by vulnerable communities, such as pastoralist and hunter-gatherer communities, pose a threat to the realization of their right to culture life. (art.15) The Committee recommends that the State party take legislative and other measures to protect, preserve and promote the cultural heritage and traditional ways of life of vulnerable communities, such as hunter-gatherer and pastoralist communities. It recommends that it ensure their meaningful participation in the debates related to nature conservation, commercial hunting, tourism and other uses of the land, based on free, prior and informed consent.