29 Article 6 1. States Parties shall recognize the existence of the diverse cultural identities of national or ethnic minorities on their territories. 2. States Parties shall recognize and respect a minority’s distinct culture, language and traditions as an enrichment of the state’s cultural identity and promote its preservation. Article 7 States Parties shall take measures to ensure that the cultural heritage of minorities is protected, preserved, developed, enriched and transmitted in order to encourage creativity in all its diversity and to inspire a genuine dialogue between cultures. Such obligations include the care, preservation and restoration of historical sites, monuments, works of art and literary works of minorities, among others. Part III Article 8 Persons belonging to minorities have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief. This right includes freedom to adopt, have, change or renounce her or his religion or belief. Article 9 1. Persons belonging to minorities shall not be subjected to coercion which would impair their freedom to adopt, maintain, change or renounce a religion or belief of their choice. Coercion includes any act or measure intended to compel believers or non-believers to adopt, maintain, change or renounce a religion or belief. 2. The non-coercion requirement also extends to oath-taking, flag-salute, or other statemandated requirements that compel persons belonging to a religious or belief minority to express or adopt beliefs inconsistent with their religion or belief. Article 10 1. Persons belonging to religious or belief minorities shall have the right, alone or in community with other members of their group and in public or private, to manifest their religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching. 2. States shall refrain from restricting public manifestations of religion or belief by persons belonging to religious or belief minorities, except when limitations are prescribed by law and are necessary to protect public safety, order, health or morals or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others. Article 11 Subject to the limitations listed in the previous article, manifestations of religion or belief include inter alia: