13. Furthermore, the Republic of Cyprus formally stated that: “Turkish Cypriots were entitled to the full enjoyment of human rights by dint of being citizens of the Republic of Cyprus. The Government took special measures to ensure that those rights, including the rights of employment, education and religious freedom, were properly implemented. Thousands of Turkish Cypriot commuted daily to the Governmentcontrolled area where they worked. They were entitled to social insurance benefits, provided that they made the necessary contributions in accordance with the law. The Government took a series of important measures to support the daily life of Turkish Cypriots.”19 Additionally, it noted that “Turkish Cypriot students could attend any public or private school of their choice in the Government-controlled areas; their fees for private schools were fully subsidized by the Government.” 20 14. In their “views on conclusions and/or recommendations, voluntary commitments and replies presented by the States under review”, the Republic of Cyprus did not mention the Turkish Cypriot population and/or the people living in Northern Cyprus.21 Neither did they reply to the recommendations by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on discrimination related to the Turkish Cypriots’ right to nationality22 (see para. 9), or to the issues raised by the Human Rights Committee that are mentioned under paras. 10 and 11. 23 The Human Rights Committee, in reply, only asked for extra information on the issue of Turkishspeaking staff at the Ombudsman office, to which the Republic of Cyprus replied that they lack financial and human resources, although the website was updated to include information in Turkish also.24 15. Ultimately, at the second UPR of the Republic of Cyprus, Uruguay and Hungary, recommended that the Republic of Cyprus ratify the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.25 Cyprus accepted these recommendations and stated that “the ratification process of the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons is at the final stages, awaiting approval by Parliament.”26 International obligations of the Republic of Cyprus 16. The Republic of Cyprus is a party to several international human rights instruments that guarantee the right to nationality, and other related human rights, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), the 19 Report of the Working Group 2014, para. 86. 20 Report of the Working Group 2014, para. 107. 21 A/HRC/26/14/Add.1. 22 CERD/C/CYP/CO/23-24/Add.1. 23 CCPR/C/CYP/CO/4/Add.1. 24 KF/fup-118. 25 Report of the Working Group 2014, para. 114.7 and para. 114.12 respectively. 26 A/HRC/26/14/Add.1, Para 17.