Global Universities Alliance for Cultural Rights
The Global Universities Alliance for Cultural Rights is an international, unincorporated, non-profit, membership-based network of universities and university research centres anchored in a shared commitment to cultural rights as essential to human dignity, social cohesion, peacebuilding and sustainable development.
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Global Framework & Principles
The Global Universities Alliance for Cultural Rights is grounded in international human rights law and in a long-standing body of cultural and heritage norms. At the heart of our framework lies the recognition, expressed in Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.“
This vision is further developed in a series of binding and guiding instruments, including:
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR, art. 15)
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) is a cornerstone instrument of international human rights law that establishes binding obligations for States to respect, protect, and fulfil fundamental economic,…
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) complements the protection of cultural rights by addressing them from the perspective of individual and collective civil liberties, with particular attention to minorities.…
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Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) places culture, play, and creative expression at the core of children’s well-being and development, recognising them as fundamental components of childhood. Article 31…
News & Events
Stay in touch and join the events of the Global Universities Alliance for Cultural Rights
Signature of the Founding Agreement
18/11/2025
Chamber of Deputies of Rome (Italy)
The Global Universities Alliance for Cultural Rights is officially launched, with the signature of the first seven Professors. More have already joined!
Kick-off Meeting
09/02/2026
Online
The first ever meeting of the Alliance will happen soon!
Stay tuned for more.
Unifor scholars co-founders of the Global Alliance
19/02/2026
University of Fortaleza, Brasil
Analytical Review of the 20 Years of the Ibero-American Cultural Charter
May – July 2026
In presence worldwide
In 2026, the Ibero-American Cultural Charter will celebrate its 20th anniversary. For this occasion, a seminar series, with the institutional support of the Global Universities Alliance for Cultural Rights, will be organised.