PART II  Commitments Relating to Human Rights that are Applicable to All 125 to, and use of, means of reproducing documents of any kind, while respecting, however, rights relating to intellectual property, including copyright; (…) (10) (…) the participating States express their commitment to (10.1) - respect the right of everyone, individually or in association with others, to seek, receive and impart freely views and information on human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the rights to disseminate and publish such views and information; (10.2) - respect the rights of everyone, individually or in association with others, to study and discuss the observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms and to develop and discuss ideas for improved protection of human rights and better means for ensuring compliance with international human rights standards; (…) (32) (…) Persons belonging to national minorities have the right freely to express, preserve and develop their ethnic, cultural, linguistic or religious identity and to maintain and develop their culture in all its aspects, free of any attempts at assimilation against their will. Budapest 1994 (Decisions: VIII. The Human Dimension) 36. The participating States reaffirm that freedom of expression is a fundamental human right and a basic component of a democratic society. Istanbul 1999 (Charter for European Security: III. Our Common Response) 26. We reaffirm the importance of (…) the free flow of information as well as the public’s access to information. We commit ourselves to take all necessary steps to ensure the basic conditions for (…) unimpeded transborder and intra-State flow of information (…) Astana 2010 6. (…) We value the important role played by civil society and free media in helping us to ensure full respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy, including free and fair elections, and the rule of law. B. Media Freedom and Working Conditions for Journalists See also: § I. 2.3.4 C: The Representative on Freedom of the Media Helsinki 1975 (Co-operation in Humanitarian and Other Fields) (…) Recognizing the importance of the dissemination of information from the other participating States and of a better acquaintance with such information, Emphasizing therefore the essential and influential role of the press, radio, television, cinema and news agencies and of the journalists working in these fields, Make it their aim to facilitate the freer and wider dissemination of information of all kinds, to encourage co-operation in the field of information and the exchange of information with