"Why Cultural Rights Now?"

The Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs invites you to
attend a talk by Elsa Stamatopoulou on "Why Cultural Rights Now?", to
take place on Thursday September 23 from 5:30 to 7:00 P.M.

Since the early 1990s, conflict around the world has been largely
defined by ethnic strife, as more and more minorities or oppressed
majorities as well as indigenous peoples are calling for political
recognition and respect for their cultural identities. Within the area
of human rights, the concept of cultural rights has the potential to
address the injustices these communities suffer. Yet scholars and
practitioners have paid surprisingly little attention to cultural
rights, despite the fact that they have been enshrined in international
law since 1966.

On September 23, cultural rights expert Elsa Stamatopoulou (biographical
information and links below) will discuss the reasons for the widespread
neglect of cultural rights and explain why this concept is so
politically salient today, along with the innovative ways people around
the world are defining and using it.

The seminar is the first in a new Carnegie Council's series, "The Ethics
of Preserving Cultural and Natural Heritages," run by Studies Director
Joanne Bauer and Senior Program Officer Lili Cole. To learn more about
the series, follow link from this page

The session is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; however, RESERVATIONS ARE
REQUIRED. Contact rkraley@cceia.org to reserve a place.