Human Rights and
International Democratic Solidarity

Defense of the Freedom of Artistic Expression


The exercise of freedom of artistic expression in Latin America continues to have a high cost for those who dare to defend it in flawed democracies and, even higher costs, in authoritarian contexts. For CADAL, cultural manifestations function as a thermometer of the democratic health of our countries.

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The hijacking of the nation and its symbols: The sterile imagination of Díaz Canel and Ortega


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Artists killed in Latin America for exercising their freedom of artistic expression


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CADAL celebrated its 19th anniversary during the Music Freedom Day


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The hijacking of the nation and its symbols: The sterile imagination of Díaz Canel and Ortega


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Artists killed in Latin America for exercising their freedom of artistic expression


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A primeira tentação de Cristo

Brazil lights the bonfire of the arts


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Art, creative protests and political change


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Primer encuentro KaribeArte 2021: Arte, mujeres y contextos autoritarios.

First meeting KaribeArte 2021: Art, women and authoritarian contexts


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Music Freedom Day 2021

Music Freedom Day 2021


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CADAL celebrated its 19th anniversary during the Music Freedom Day


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«Arte en resistencia»: exposición digital del Movimiento San Isidro

«Arte en resistencia»: digital exhibition by Movimiento San Isidro


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 Juan Manuel Muñoz - Milagros Mata-Gil

Venezuela: Drop charges against Milagros Mata-Gil and Juan Manuel Muñoz


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KaribeArte: Art, Humor and Political Action - Third meeting 2021


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Music Freedom Day 2020

Music Freedom Day 2020


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Juan Pablo Caicedo

Juan Pablo Caicedo: «There can be no art without critical thinking»


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Artists in exile

A podcast produced entirely by CADAL, focused on the uprooting of Latin American artists, managers and creators. These are stories that tell, in first person, what it means to be forced to indefinitely leave the country of origin, for reasons of political harassment and censorship.

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"Artistic expression is not a luxury, it is a necessity and a fundamental human right that allows everyone to develop and express their humanity”.

FARIDA SHAHEED - United Nations Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights (2013)

Defense of the Freedom of Artistic Expression