We, young minority rights advocates, recognizing the immense importance of ensuring
freedom of religion or belief world-wide, reinforcing our belief in the importance of the
Minorities Declaration, highlighting the major importance of its effective implementation in
our societies, urge the this 5th Forum to:
1.
Call upon governments to guarantee the fundamental right to change one's religion or
belief, without jeopardizing one's human rights.
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2.
Urge governments to abolish discriminatory provisions related to religious affiliations in
constitutions and national legislations.
3.
Invite governments to adopt laws addressing incitement to religious hatred and violence,
ending the culture of impunity.
4.
Encourage countries • to conduct Inter-faith dialogue on the national, regional and
international level.
5.
Invite young minority rights advocates and movements to create a Forum for Inter-faith
dialogue bringing together youth belonging to minorities and majorities.
6.
Invite young minority rights advocates and movements to put creative ideas into action,
such as: summer/training camps for minority and majority youth, Introducing pilot project:
interfaith schools)
7.
Encourage young minority rights advoCates and movements to use Social Media
network (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) to spread tolerance instead of hatred and divisions while
raising awareness of the Minority Declaration.
8. Invite governments in cooperation with Civil Society and in particular with young
minority rights advocates and movements to institute a National day of Religious Tolerance,
which • will include presentations by Minorities, their culture, traditions, customs, etc.