CERD/C/MUS/CO/15-19, Mauritius (2013), p. 20: The Committee requests the State party to ensure
that proper status is given to the languages spoken by the various groups of the population.
The Committee also calls on the State party to eliminate language barriers to equality and to the
enjoyment of civil and political rights as well as economic, social and cultural rights, in particular the
right to education.
A/HRC/13/25 (Forum on Minority Issues, 2010), p. 19: There should be no prohibition or unreasonable
restriction placed on the use of any minority language during election campaigns, although
language use should naturally be determined by assessing how the broadest constituencies
possible may be reached. As far as possible, electoral authorities should provide voting information
in both the official language and those minority languages used by voters in the areas where they
are concentrated.
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Part B. Electoral Components and Tables of Jurisprudence
CCPR, GC 25, p. 12: Positive measures should be taken to overcome specific difficulties, such as
illiteracy, language barriers, poverty, or impediments to freedom of movement which prevent persons
entitled to vote from exercising their rights effectively. Information and materials about voting should
be available in minority languages. Specific methods, such as photographs and symbols, should be
adopted to ensure that illiterate voters have adequate information on which to base their choice. States
parties should indicate in their reports the manner in which the difficulties highlighted in this paragraph are
dealt with.