Minority rights-based approaches to the protection and promotion of the rights of religious minorities 2013, para. 91e
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[The Independent Expert provides the following broad recommendations to national Governments and the international community:] Fundamental to the protection and promotion of the rights of religious minorities are meaningful consultation with, and the effective participation of, religious minorities in decisions that affect them. Positive measures to ensure consultation and participation at all levels of society are required. The inclusion of religious minorities in consultative and decision-making bodies helps to ensure that their views, issues and concerns are taken into account. Where religious minorities form the majority in a particular region or locality, cultural and/or political autonomy arrangements may be considered appropriate, with due consideration given to ensuring the rights of those who may form a minority in those localities;