In her first report to the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Alexandra Xanthaki, presents an overview of her vision for the mandate. The report highlights important aspects in the evolution of the nature and scope of cultural rights and reflects on the corresponding States’ obligations.

The Special Rapporteur highlights the positive nature of culture for the individual and the empowering force of cultural rights and commits to working more closely with United Nations bodies in promoting cultural rights and cultural diversity. In her report, Ms Xanthaki also identifies a preliminary list of issues that she intends to address during her tenure including protecting cultural rights related to monuments, objects and sites, to intangible culture and those related to the natural environment.

The unedited version of the report is available at the link below under the number A/HRC/49/54. As soon as the final version of the report is published in all its translations, it will be available on the website of the mandate.

https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session49/Pages/ListReports.aspx