PEN Charter
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The PEN Charter is the foundational ethical and constitutional document of PEN International, outlining its principles on freedom of expression, literature, and international solidarity among writers.
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional document
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ethical charter ⓘ foundational document ⓘ human rights instrument ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
PEN International
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PEN centres worldwide ⓘ |
| author | PEN International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defines |
commitment to champion the ideal of one humanity living in peace and equality
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commitment to defend the free transmission of ideas ⓘ commitment to foster mutual understanding between peoples ⓘ commitment to oppose any form of national or class hatred ⓘ commitment to oppose any form of suppression of freedom of expression ⓘ commitment to oppose misuse of the press and other media for falsehood or incitement to hatred ⓘ commitment to promote literature across frontiers ⓘ commitment to uphold the principle of unhampered transmission of thought within each nation and between all nations ⓘ commitment to use influence in favour of good understanding and mutual respect among nations ⓘ ethical standards for writers ⓘ obligations of PEN members ⓘ principles of PEN International ⓘ |
| hasPart |
commitments of PEN centres
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obligations of members ⓘ preamble ⓘ principles ⓘ |
| influenced |
PEN International policies
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PEN campaigns for freedom of expression ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | non-binding ethical code ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
combating discrimination
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combating hatred ⓘ combating racism ⓘ combating war propaganda ⓘ combating xenophobia ⓘ cultural exchange ⓘ defence of literature as a force for mutual understanding ⓘ defence of persecuted writers ⓘ dialogue between cultures ⓘ dialogue between nations ⓘ dialogue between religions ⓘ ethical responsibilities of writers ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of information ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ human rights ⓘ independence of literature from commercial pressures ⓘ independence of literature from government control ⓘ independence of literature from ideological coercion ⓘ intellectual cooperation ⓘ international solidarity ⓘ linguistic rights ⓘ literature ⓘ minority rights ⓘ opposition to censorship ⓘ peace ⓘ protection of artistic freedom ⓘ protection of culture ⓘ protection of language ⓘ responsible use of freedom of expression ⓘ solidarity with censored writers ⓘ solidarity with exiled writers ⓘ solidarity with imprisoned writers ⓘ tolerance ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| publisher | PEN International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
PEN International
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PEN centres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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