{"id":10265,"date":"2022-03-10T11:29:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T11:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penbelarus.org\/?p=10265"},"modified":"2022-03-10T11:36:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T11:36:47","slug":"stanovishcha-mastakou-u-chas-vajny-i-kryzisu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penbelarus.org\/en\/2022\/03\/10\/stanovishcha-mastakou-u-chas-vajny-i-kryzisu.html","title":{"rendered":"Situation of Artists in Time of War and Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thank you, Mr. Vice President,<\/p>\n

On behalf of PEN International, Artists at Risk Connection (ARC), a project of PEN America, 70 organizations and individuals, it is my honour to address the Human Rights Council today to express our support for the new Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Ms. Alexandra Xanthaki.<\/p>\n

Globally, writers, artists, and cultural rights defenders are increasingly under threat. Those from marginalized communities face additional obstacles in exercising their right to artistic expression. We are constantly receiving reports of threats to cultural heritage and attacks on cultural actors, particularly in Afghanistan, Cuba, Myanmar, and Uganda, to name a few.<\/p>\n

We are currently witnessing the indiscriminate bombing of civilian areas in Ukraine, where the situation is critical, and museums and other cultural institutions — otherwise protected under humanitarian law \u2013 have also been affected<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Therefore, we urge member states to recognize artists, cultural practitioners, and cultural rights defenders as a particularly at-risk group in times of war and crisis.<\/p>\n

The mandate of the Special Rapporteur is absolutely essential at this time of global upheaval. We are committed to working with her to ensure that cultural rights are respected as fundamental human rights, particularly in relation to the most vulnerable communities, including refugees, minorities, and indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n

We wish to assure the Special Rapporteur of our full cooperation and commitment throughout her mandate.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your attention.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

List of Signatories<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Danish PEN<\/p>\n

\u00b7 English PEN<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PEN America<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PEN Belarus<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PEN Bolivia<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PEN Canada<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PEN Chile<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PEN Club of Cuban Writers in Exile<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PEN Eritrea<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PEN Gambia<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PEN Guadalajara<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PEN International<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PEN Kenya<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PEN Nigeria<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PEN Norway<\/p>\n

\u00b7 The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PEN Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PEN Paraguay<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PEN San Miguel<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PEN Sierra Leone<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PEN Togo<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PEN Uganda<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Uyghur PEN<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Africa Human Rights Network (AHRN)<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Arterial Network<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Artsequator, Singapore<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Artist Protection Fund (APF)<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Artistic Cultural and Social Association (Artveda), Tunisia<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Bytes for All Pakistan<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Cartel Urbano (Colombia) – Juan David Arenas<\/p>\n

\u00b7 CADAL<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI)<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Club de las Letras – Nicaragua<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Cubalex<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Festivales Solidarios, Guatemala<\/p>\n

\u00b7 FORUM – ASIA<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Freedom House<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Fundaci\u00f3n Acceso – Shelter City Costa Rica<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Hammerl Arts Rights Transfer (HART)<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Humanists International<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Makhampom Foundation<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Mekong Cultural Hub, Cambodian Living Arts and Living Arts International<\/p>\n

\u00b7 National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders in Kenya (Defenders Coalition)<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Omong-Omong Media<\/p>\n

\u00b7 ONG Acci\u00f3n Constitucional (Chile) – Danny Rayman<\/p>\n

\u00b7 PAGASA- People for Accountable Governance and Sustainable Action Philippines<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Penn Cultural Heritage Center<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Protection International (PI) Africa<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Rujak Center of Urban Studies (RCUS)<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Safe Havens Freedom Talks<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Shirkat Gah-Women’s Resource Centre<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Treatment Action Group<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Olfa Arfaoui, Founder FeMENA Network, Tunis, Tunisia<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Dounia Benslimane, Independent Cultural Operator and activist Casablanca, Morocco<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Thanom Chapakdee, cultural worker, Thailand<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Nelson Dino, poet and novelist, Malaysia<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Louis Gitinywa, Advocate and Senior Partner, Kigali Attorneys and Legal Partners Rwanda<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Tran Luong, curator and visual artist, Vietnam<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Rahima Mahmut, U.K. Director, World Uyghur Congress<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Aunohita Majumdar, journalist, Nepal\/ India<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Dr. Ismail Mohamed, Director Center for Creative Arts, University of KwaZulu-Natal<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Nora, visual artist, Myanmar<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Dr. Stella Nyanzi, Scholar at Writers-in-Exile, PEN Germany<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Diana Ramarohetra, individual art supporter and advocate<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Rachita Taneja, Political cartoonist, India<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Ma Thida, writer, Myanmar<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Woon Tien Wei, Co-Artistic Director, The Substation Singapore<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Jing-Wen Tseng, cultural practitioner, Taiwan<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Rina Tsou, filmmaker, Taiwan<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Hiroko Tsuboi-Friedman, Expert Facility member, UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, Japan<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Kacey Wong, visual artist, Hong Kong<\/p>\n

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