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It presents the Communication Rights Assessment Framework (CRAFT), which organises these rights into four pillars: Communicating in the Public Sphere, Communicating Knowledge for Creativity and Equity, Civil Rights in Communication, and Cultural Rights in Communication. The handbook details how to apply this framework through research, stakeholder verification, and follow-up advocacy, drawing on pilot projects conducted in Brazil, Colombia, Kenya, the Philippines, and the European Union.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wacc-000134#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Communication rights are distinguished from freedom of expression by the argument that the latter is insufficient in a society with unequal power distributions. 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