Report of the Independent Expert in the Field of Cultural Rights, Farida Shaheed, submitted pursuant to resolution 10/23 of the Human Rights Council

In this 1st report to the Council, the Independent Expert develops preliminary views on the conceptual and legal framework of her mandate; priority issues she proposes to address concern two main topics: cultural rights, globalization of exchanges and of information, and development processes; and participation, access and contribution to cultural life, without any discrimination.

20 p.

Includes bibliographical references.