Content tagged cultural rights
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- IFLA Submission on Public Spaces and Cultural Rights
Libraries do not just help communities through their services, but also through the spaces they provide. IFLA’s submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights provides an...
Publication - 12 January 2020
Tags: Access to knowledge, civic space, cultural rights, Reports, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- UN report: 10th anniversary of the mandate in cultural rights
To mark the 10th anniversary of the mandate on cultural rights and the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights has...
News - 6 March 2019
Tags: Cultural heritage, cultural rights, PAC, Preservation and Conservation, UNESCO
- OECD Conference on Culture and Local Development
Cultural and creative sectors transform local economies in various ways: Generating economic growth, productivity, exports and employment; Diversifying the economy and...
Event - 3 December 2018
Tags: Conference, Cultural heritage, cultural rights, culture, culture impact, OECD
- IFLA submission for upcoming UN report: 10th anniversary of the mandate in cultural rights
Next year, 2019, will mark as the 10th anniversary of the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. To celebrate, the current Special Rapporteur – Karima Bennoune – has...
Publication - 12 November 2018
Tags: copy right, Cultural heritage, cultural rights, Human rights, UN, Publications
- IFLA submission for upcoming UN report: 10th anniversary of the mandate in cultural rights
Next year, 2019, will mark as the 10th anniversary of the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. To celebrate, the current Special Rapporteur – Karima Bennoune – has...
News - 7 November 2018
Tags: Advocacy, copy right, Cultural heritage, cultural rights, Human rights, PERSIST, UN
- Women and Libraries: Marking International Women's Day
Women are central to the well-being of any society. In turn, meaningful access to information and the defence of cultural rights is central to the empowerment of women. Meeting these...
News - 9 March 2018
Tags: Access to information, cultural rights, Gender equality, women, Women, Information and Libraries
- Libraries Protect Women's Cultural Rights
Cultural rights have long been recognised as a pillar of human rights. According to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone should be able to take part in the cultural life of...
News - 2 January 2018
Tags: cultural rights, Peace, Refugees, women, Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries