Kashif Khan, Canada, QUBA My name is Kashif Khan, I am here from Toronto, Canada, a country rich with multiculturalism, inclusiveness and diverseness. My talk today is primarily based on exposure I have had as a community member interacting, interviewing, studying and, working with multiple minority individuals from around the world. Through active public communication, I have discussed many human rights issues with different groups. Just to share 1 incident, a minority student faced racism in College. How he dealt with it was different as he communicated his message widely so that everyone, those that are directly involved and those unaware of it recognize the issue and work on a resolution. There are multiple live examples that can be shared but, these are all individual attempts, I am here today to address how minority groups can highlight their presence publicly with communication tools facilitated to them through human right bodies. My action oriented solution is that minority groups should be facilitated with a communication mechanism in their region which involves local and international human right bodies. This mechanism should be designed in 2 sections, one section involving local public alternatives to actively highlight and demonstrate

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