Protection: the root cause of the lack of protection is the political parties Conference of the United Nations on the protection of minorities - UN hall in Geneva November 25-26, 2014 Presentation by Pascale Warda President of the Hammurabi Organization for Human Rights Former Minister of Displacement and Migration De finition of Prote ction Protection means keeping danger away from human existence and from any subject matter of protection. Physical protection is for a person to remain unscathed in his existence, meaning his body, his psyche, the place in which he or she lives and what he or she owns. Moral protection is that which represents the preservation of heritage, language, culture, knowledge and traditions from the danger of external exposure and damage, caused by the environment and other [things], as well as by the factor of time as happens to historical sites, museums, intellectual property and so on. Tools of prote ction There are legitimate, agreed upon means to protect a human being, as an individual, a citizen or a[s part of a] group, from the loss of dignity. These means are considered tools whose institution is necessary, whether through democratic elections or in other ways imposed by regimes such as totalitarian regimes. These are legislation and implementation. a) Le gislation  Local legislation: laws, regulations, and directives in line with the the practical necessities to preserve the individual and collective rights in an area, such as [in] a town, district or province.  National legislation: the mechanisms enacted in the legislative council and made available everywhere in the country.