HUMAN RIGHTS AND CULTURAL POLICIES IN A CHANGING EUROPE The Right to Participate in Cultural Life Report edited by Rod Fisher, Brian Groombrigde, Julia Häusermann and Ritva Mitchell CIRCLE Publication No 6 Published by the Arts Council of Finland, Helsinki 1994

This book contains reports on the presentations and discussions of the Helsinki Round Table, 30 April - 2 May 1993, together with the conclusions and recommendations adopted by the participants. These are published in order to promote international law and to contribute to the reflection and action of the Council of Europe and of other international organisations in the field of cultural rights.

Furthermore, the report provides documentation and reference to the human rights framework. Observations resulting from the three workshops ´Ensuring Equal Opportunities to Participate in Cultural Life´, ´Ensuring Respect for Human Rights in Cultural Policies´ and ´Protecting the Rights and Freedoms of the Artist´ have been presented in a manner true to the discussion which took place and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors.
Annexed are various background papers presented during the Round Table, as well as biographies of contributors and a list of participants.

Summary

1. The Occasion and the Background
   Editor´s note
   1. Introduction, Rod Fisher (Chairman of CIRCLE) and Julia Häusermann (Chair of the International Movement of Rights & Humanity)
   
   
2. Presentations
   2. Opening presentations and Keynote Speeches
   - Introduction
   - Past Achievements and Future Challenges, Tytti Isohookana-Asunmaa
   - Finland and Support of Human Rights and Minorities, Pekka Ojanen
   - Message for the Round Table, Antoni Tàpies
   - The New Europe - Hope and Disillusionment, Raymond Weber
   - Towards a New Internationalism in Europe: the Artist, Cultural Diversity and Equality, Gavin Jantjes
   
   
3. Discussions
   3. The Human Rights Framework
   4. Ensuring Equal Opportunities to Participate in Cultural Life, workshop
   5. Ensuring Respect for Human Rights in Cultural Policies, workshop
   6. Protecting the Rights and Freedoms of the Artist, workshop
   
   
4. Conclusions, Recommendations and Outcomes
   7. Conclusions and Recommendations
   8. Contributions to the Work of other International Bodies
   
   
5. Annexes
   Annex 1: Addressing Freedom and Opportunity: a partial Survey of Current Cultural Policies for Minorities in Finland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, background paper by J. Jean Hortsman
   
   Annex 2: The Right to Participate in Cultural Life, background paper by Julia Häusermann
   - Appendix 1. Excerpts of Relevant Legal Texts
   - Appendix 2. European Cultural Convention
   - Appendix 3. Notes on the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedom
   - Appendix 4. Right to Enjoy Culture: International Cultural Development and Co-operation
   - Appendix 5. UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities
   - Appendix 6. UN Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons
   - Appendix 7. List of Relevant Recommendations by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
   
   Annex 3: The Right to Culture in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, background paper by Dr Matthew Craven
   
   Annex 4: The Concept of Culture in the Context of Human Rights, background paper by Dr Halina Niéc
   
   Annex 5: Brief Biographies of Speakers, Chairpersons, Workshop, Rapporteurs and Contributors of papers at the Round Table
   
   Annex 6: List of Participants
   
   Annex 7: Introduction to the work of CIRCLE network
   
   Annex 8: Introduction to the work of the International Movement of Rights and Humanity

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