text: Protection against violations of human rights, particularly those relating t0 racial discrimination; whether victims could request assistance from the Public Prosecutor and if he was responsible for instituting proceedings when there were grounds for so doing; and whether the Convention could be directly invoked before the courts. 2779 With regard to article 7 of the Convention, members sought clarification on whether the aim of fostering understanding of ethnic differences and the study of different cultures and civilisations were included in the school curricula: whether teachers were given special training in the culture of various ethnic groups; and whether the phenomenon of racial discrimination was covered by the media. 278. In response to questions raised by members of the Committee under article 2 of the Convention, the representative stated that guarantees had been provided and steps taken to prepare schools and teachers for the free study of ByelorussianO which was an official State language of the Republic. Measures had also been taken to produce a sufficient number of relevant textbooks and to ensure their consistency with the new legislation. -65- 279. 3Cn reply to questions raised under article 4 of the Convention, the representative said that there was no specific legislation prohibiting racial discrimination, but nor was he aware of any prosecutions for the crime. However, the provisions of the Consitution and the Criminal Code covered the prohibition and punishment of all forms of discrimination, including the propagation of racial or ethnic hatred. 280. With reference to the questions raised under article 5 of the Convention, he stated that statistics were not available on the number of healthy persons committed to psychiatric hospitals, although they had undoubtedly been few in number. Responsibility for such cases lay with the same group of doctors who had 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the implementation of human rights and anti-discrimination measures in a specific country, focusing on education, employment, and cultural aspects. It seems to be examining the government's efforts to comply with international human rights conventions and standards.