Minority rights-based approaches to the protection and promotion of the rights of religious minorities 2013, para. 14
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The violations faced by religious minorities lie at the intersection of a number of realities, including the State's religion or ideology relationship, the State's demographic makeup, the constitutional and legislative framework, the personal status laws, intercommunal relationships and the role of non-State actors - each of them and their combined effect have a profound impact on the human rights situation of religious minorities. Historical, geopolitical and inter-State factors may in some cases exacerbate the discrimination, exclusion and vulnerability experienced by religious minorities. National and international human rights responses to the challenges faced by religious minorities must seek to uphold their equal enjoyment of international human rights, including through the protection and promotion of minority rights.