Minority rights-based approaches to the protection and promotion of the rights of religious minorities 2013, para. 29
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The 1981 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief (see General Assembly resolution 36/55) does not explicitly mention religious minorities. However, it establishes non discrimination and equality as key principles. Article 2, paragraph 1, stresses that no one shall be subject to discrimination by any State, institution, group of persons or person on the grounds of religion or belief. Article 3 clearly establishes that discrimination between human beings on the grounds of religion or belief constitutes an affront to human dignity and a disavowal of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations.