Artists and human rights activists discuss the importance of defending freedom of artistic and creative expression. Filmed at a March 2015 Human Rights Council event sponsored by Article 19, The Community of Democracies, and the delegations of the United States and Uruguay.
The event featured artists from around the world with direct experience of the dangers of censorship: Zunar from Malaysia, Nadia Plesner from Denmark, Issa Nyaphaga from Cameroon, and Natalia Kaliada from Belarus. The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, was on hand to discuss the importance of these issues to his mandate. U.S. Ambassador Keith Harper made a statement from the floor emphasizing the powerful impact of art and the importance of protecting creative expression.
In September 2015, 55 states supported a joint statement Human Rights Council statement reaffirming the right to freedom of expression including artistic and creative expression. geneva.usmission.gov/2015/09/...