A/HRC/43/50
(e)
Whenever possible, directly support cultural rights defenders at risk,
including through programmes such as fellowships and residencies;
(f)
Develop capacity to respond to threats to cultural rights defenders,
internationally and locally, including by developing urgent action plans in
consultation with affected cultural rights defenders and considering issues such as
accessing visas in emergency situations;
(g)
Raise the profile of cultural rights defenders through mechanisms such
as prizes and publications;
(h)
Speak up and respond individually and collectively whenever cultural
institutions are threatened and when cultural rights defenders face violations of their
human rights, recognizing that defence of cultural rights is essential for the enjoyment
of culture everywhere and can be a core part of cultural work.
84.
Funders should:
(a)
Ensure that cultural rights defenders are eligible for any funding
programmes available to human rights defenders, and ensure they are adequately
represented among recipients;
(b)
Consider systemic interventions that support the long-term work and
care of cultural rights defenders.
85.
Cultural rights defenders should:
(a)
Explore further avenues for working together collaboratively and
comprehensively across regions and sectors, bringing together, inter alia, those
working on many aspects of the right to take part in cultural life, cultural heritagerelated rights, language rights, artistic and scientific freedoms and cultural rights of
diverse groups;
(b)
Consider distributing, translating and popularizing, including through
cultural expressions, the present report, and other reports by the cultural rights
mandate;
(c)
Consider ways to raise awareness of the concept of cultural rights
defenders and the necessity of protecting their rights and supporting their work;
(d)
Give further consideration to creating an international coalition for
cultural rights, including at the United Nations, to ensure the voices of cultural rights
defenders are heard at the global level.54
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A/HRC/40/53, para. 45.