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.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) avers in Article 27 (1): “Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community.” The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) provides for the right of minorities “to enjoy their own culture, to profess and practice their religion."