Minority rights-based approaches to the protection and promotion of the rights of religious minorities 2013, para. 91b
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[The Independent Expert provides the following broad recommendations to national Governments and the international community:] The provisions of the Declaration should be translated by States into national legislation, and dedicated attention to religious minorities should be reflected in the national institutional frameworks for the protection of human rights, including line ministries and governmental departments, national human rights institutions and consultative bodies and mechanisms. Existing legislation should be reviewed to ensure that no provisions exist that are discriminatory or have a discriminatory impact, directly or indirectly, on persons belonging to religious minorities;