Call to sign the Universal Declaration of Civilization Rights

Mohamed Degla, CRI Global Operations

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LET'S UNITE OUR EFFORTS TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE OUR CULTURAL

DECLARATION OF CIVILIZATION RIGHTS

Affirming people’s entitlement to the respect of the cultural heritage that forms an integral part of their identity, history, and civilization is a fundamental human right recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity and guaranteed by international law and other relevant universal and regional instruments,

Affirming further that disregard and contempt of cultural rights in any form is a violation of people’s collective cultural dignity that is as severely and equally harmful as any violation of their dignity,

Convinced that illicit possession, display, creation of replicas, and exploitation of heritage structures, monuments, statues, and artifacts of all types and sizes is a form of violation is as harmful as their destruction, mutilation, theft, and smuggling,

Recognizing and reaffirming that countries and nations possess collective rights to safeguard heritage structures, monuments, statues, and artifacts of all types and sizes derive their significance and distinctive character from their perceived historical and cultural values and their meaningful relationships with the sites, environments, nations, and civilizations that originated them,

Bearing in mind that existing regulations and intellectual property have fallen short or, at best, inadequate in protecting these rights and that a common understanding of these rights is of the greatest importance for the full realization of Civilization Rights,

Now, therefore,

We, the undersigned, pronounce this Universal Declaration of Civilization Rights to set a common foundation to safeguard and promote the heritage, cultural rights, and Civilization Rights of every individual and nation through the following principles:

Article 1:

Each country is entitled to claim the material and moral rights of its cultural and civilization heritage from any entity that exploits or employs this heritage directly and indirectly, whether through pictures, models, imitation copies, names, slogans, or other forms of exploitation of the nation’s cultural heritage. The return of these claims should be directed to safeguard and sustain civilization heritage in their original homeland from extinction.

Article 2:

Civilization rights claimants must be up to the custodianship responsibility and capable of dealing with their civilization heritage in its original environment.

Article 3: