Minorities in situations of humanitarian crises 2016, para. 49
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Nevertheless overall trends do indicate a correlation between the impact of crises and minority status. As the Special Rapporteur in her report on religious minorities (A/68/268, para. 81) has stated, information received from all regions regrettably reveals the far greater risks faced by religious minorities both in times of peace and during conflict and post-conflict contexts. Such persons may be individually targeted or face insecurity primarily during community activities. At the level of the group, violations include forced displacement and cultural cleansing of towns, villages and other territory from "impure" and "dehumanized" religious "others".