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April 2008

General Discussion on the Right to Take Part in Cultural Life

The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights will organise a Day of General Discussion (DGD) on Friday 9 May 2008 on the right to take part in cultural life (article 15.1.a. of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights). ...

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September 2007

Rights of Indigenous Peoples

After waiting for more than 20 years, the United Nations General Assembly adopted, on 29 June 2007 by a vote of 143 to 4 with 11 abstentions, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The declaration spells out the fundamental rights of indigenous peoples including ...

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Project on Cultural Rights and Sexual and Reproductive Health

Project on Cultural Rights and Sexual and Reproductive Health
In 2006 the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation approved the proposal of a pilot project in Bolivia on cultural rights and reproductive health. The project is run by two agencies with international experience; Interarts Foundation and Family Care International, an agency specialised in sexual and reproductive health. The project will be carried out between February 2007 and March 2008.