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Fribourg declaration et reviewing
Patrice Meyer-Bisch and alii Civil society
2007
Keywords: cultural rights, cultural democracy, recognition, cultural diversity
Threads: (Un)framing Knowledge, Cooperating with(in) arts and culture
Short description
strategies have proved inadequate due to their neglect of these
rights”. Thus, “the Fribourg group” concluded that the universality and indivisibility of human rights still suffer as a result of the marginalization of cultural rights.
Cultural rights refer to the rights, freedoms and responsibilities for a person, alone or in a group, with and for the others, to choose and express their identity, and to access cultural references as resources for its identification process.
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The Declaration is also addressed to people, communities, institutions and organizations that intend to work to ensure the development of the rights, freedoms and responsibilities it expresses.
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Location | Fribourg / Switzerland Organisation internationale de la francophonie – OIF Conseil de l’Europe |
Original language(s) | French |
Existing translations | |
Length | 12 pages |
Project runtime | - |
Institution of affiliation | Observatoire de la diversité et des droits culturels c/o Institut Interdisciplinaire d’Ethique et des Droits de l’Homme Chaire UNESCO pour les droits de l’homme et la démocratie Av. de Beauregard 13 CH-1700 Fribourg |
Sponsor(s) | UNESCO |
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