A/HRC/34/56/Add.1 Report of the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights on her mission to Cyprus** Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. General context and framework .................................................................................................... 3 A. International human rights framework .................................................................................. 3 B. Domestic legal framework and general context .................................................................... 4 Realizing cultural rights in Cyprus: specific issues ....................................................................... 6 A. Impact of the situation in Cyprus on cultural rights .............................................................. 6 B. Right to self-identification and choice of cultural references ............................................... 6 C. Right to access and enjoy cultural heritage ........................................................................... 8 Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 16 III. IV. A. Recommendations to the Government of the Republic of Cyprus, the Turkish Cypriot authorities and other stakeholders ........................................................ 16 B. Recommendations to the Government of the Republic of Cyprus ........................................ 18 C. Recommendations to the Turkish Cypriot authorities .......................................................... 19 D. Recommendations to the international community............................................................... 19 ** Circulated in the language of submission only. 2