Minority rights-based approaches to the protection and promotion of the rights of religious minorities 2013, para. 65
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Religious minorities should be able to avail themselves of universal human rights provisions relating to equality of the law and equality before the law. In addition, they should be able to avail themselves of freedom of religion or belief rights and non-discrimination on the basis of religion or belief. As part of minority rights, religious minorities should also have access to further legislative protections aimed at ensuring the survival and continued development of their religious, cultural and ethnic characteristics. However, religious minorities are routinely denied access to those legislative provisions. Indeed, in some States it is imperative that existing constitutions and laws be reviewed and amended in order to abolish discriminatory provisions that have direct or indirect negative impact on religious minorities.