8. Reaffirms that the promotion and protection of the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities contribute to political and social stability and peace and enrich the cultural diversity and heritage of society as a whole in the States in which such persons live, and urges States to ensure that their political and legal systems reflect the multicultural diversity within their societies and, where necessary, to improve democratic and political institutions, organizations and practices so that they are more fully participatory and avoid the marginalization and exclusion of, and discrimination against, specific sectors of society;
8. 重申促进和保护属于少数民族，或在族裔、宗教和语言上属于少数的人的权利，有助于政治和社会稳定与和平，丰富这些人所在国家整体社会的文化多样性和遗产，并敦促各国确保其政治和法律制度反映其社会的多文化多样性，必要时改善其民主和政治体制、组织和做法，使它们具有更充分的参与性，避免社会的某些特定阶层遭到边缘化、排斥和歧视；