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Report

Call for input: Report on the right to freedom of artistic expression and creation

Issued by

Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights

Published

14 March 2013

presented to

Human Rights Council at its 23rd session

Report

Issued by Special Procedures

Subject

Cultural rights

Symbol Number

A/HRC/23/34

Summary

For her 2013 report to the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur focused on the right to freedom of artistic expression and creation, which includes the right of all persons to freely experience and contribute to artistic expressions and creations, through individual or joint practice, to have access to and enjoy the arts, and to disseminate their expressions and creations. 

Background

In order to assess achievements and challenges related to the right to artistic freedom, the Special Rapporteur prepared a questionnaire and sent it to States, United Nations agencies, academics and civil society organizations.

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