§ Places of worship were destroyed, desacralized, religious or community leaders killed or abducted; § Eviction from lands and displacement § discriminatory legislation limiting the rights of religious minorities, making them feel as second class citizens, depriving them of enjoying the same rights that are guaranteed to the religious majority. Hope, generated by the uprisings in the Middle East and North .Africa, has empowered various youth movements and advocates to demand their rights. However, in many countries human rights conditions, particularly those related to the freedom of religion or belief have worsened. So far,. the drafting processes of some of the new constitutions and legislations are leading to stricter limitations and more discriminatory attitudes towards religious minorities. Such actions in turn contribute to creating a climate of impunity. We, young minority rights advocates, must be represented in the drafting committees of these new constitutions and work our best on including the respect and protection of Minority Rights as stipulated in the Minorities Declaration. , The freedom to change and choose one's religion has been a concern and an issue in many states. For instance, members of the Dalit community, who have converted to Christianity or Islam may find themselves victims of discrimination and cannot benefit from affirmative action in education and employment available to the members of the Dalit community who practice another religion, which is in contradiction with the spirit of the Minorities Declaration. In some countries, anti-conversion and anti-blasphemy laws contribute to an atmosphere of tension and can lead to discrimination (access to employment) arrest, convictions, even death penalty. The right to proselytise by means of non-coercive persuasion, convert to another religion or to take up a different belief system should be used voluntarily and freely, without any negative consequences. The shrinking number of persons belonging to religious minorities, as a consequence of discrimination, can put these communities at risk of disappearing. In some regions of the Middle East and North Africa, where communities such as Jews, Christians; Greeks, and Armenians where traditionally strong in numbers and organizations, the last decades have brought about the situation where the communities and their infrastructures no longer exist, and only individuals remain. This is a real risk for instance for Christian minorities in the Middle East and North