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Guyana,8 Norway 9 and the United States of America10 concerning the issuance of carbon
credits in Guyana without the free, prior and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples; to
China, 11 Nepal 12 and the Republic of Korea 13 about the construction of the
Kathmandu-Terai/Madhesh fast track (expressway) road project affecting the rights of the
Newar people, as well as to the related companies involved in the aforementioned
development projects;14
(b)
The right to participate, without discrimination, in sports as an element of
cultural life was raised in the context of the hijab ban in France (see para. 9 below),15 as well
as in a communication to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association 16 about the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, and in another to the International Olympic Committee 17
concerning Afghan women;
(c)
The right to heritage was addressed in the context of the adoption of a new law
in Greece aimed at preserving Greek music and songwriting;18 the memorialization efforts of
Tamil civil society in Sri Lanka;19 the “comfort women” of the Republic of Korea;20 the
inhabitants of a heritage site in Cambodia,21 with related communications to France,22 Japan23
and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 24
raising concerns about the displacement of those persons from Angkor; and, similarly, in the
context of Namibia,25 with related letters to Germany,26 the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland27 and four private actors;28
(d)
The right to freedom of artistic expression and creativity was raised in the
contexts of Algeria, 29 Angola, 30 Egypt, 31 Iran (Islamic Republic of), 32 Nigeria 33 and
Pakistan.34 In the case of Algeria, the Special Rapporteur notes with satisfaction that Djamila
Bentouis has been granted a pardon, while remaining concerned about the charges that had
been pressed against her;
(e)
The right to express one’s identity and to practice one’s language and religion
without fear was raised in relation to the situation of Baha’i women and other cultural
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See communication GUY 1/2024.
See communication NOR 4/2024.
See communication USA 26/2024.
See communication CHN 4/2024.
See communication NPL 1/2024.
See communication KOR 1/2024.
See communications OTH 128/2024, OTH 140/2024–148/2024 and OTH 23/2024–39/2024.
See communication FRA 7/2024.
See communication OTH 132/2024.
See communication OTH 113/2024.
See communication GRC 1/2024.
See communication LKA 1/2024.
See communication KOR 4/2024.
See communication KHM 1/2024.
See communication FRA 8/2024.
See communication JPN 3/2024.
See communication OTH 136/2024.
See communication NAM 1/2024.
See communication DEU 5/2024.
See communication GBR 10/2024.
See communications OTH 117/2024–120/2024.
See communication DZA 1/2024.
See communication AGO 2/2024.
See communication EGY 3/2024.
See communication IRN 22/2024.
See communication NGA 1/2024.
See communication PAK 1/2024.
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