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A/HRC/44/49/Add.2: Research Report on Artistic Freedom of Expression - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and promotion and protection of the freedom of opinion and expression

Published

24 July 2020

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A/HRC/44/49/Add.2

Summary

This research report concerns the right to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, and through any media – including in the form of art. As such, it provides an overview of the human rights law framework applicable to artistic freedom of expression, highlights several contemporary instances of threat to artistic freedom, and concludes with a limited number of recommendations for States, private actors and civil society.

Issued By:

Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression

Delivered To:

the Human Rights Council at its 44th session