ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author explores how responders to humanitarian crises draw on music to enable access to and the realization of rights for people affected by conflict. She considers the use of music by humanitarian organizations, right to music for people affected by crises, and distinct but associated rights of musicians themselves. The author identifies some of the actors involved in these intersections between music and human rights and highlight their range and diversity. She reviews some of the obstacles and opportunities for maximizing the potential of music to realize rights in humanitarian contexts. The relationship between peace and human rights is such that many would argue that peace is a condition necessary for true realization of rights, and possibly vice versa. A number of obstacles such as gaps in evidence, barriers to cross-sector cooperation, divergent aims, and disparities of scale limit the scope for music and music actors to contribute to the protection and realization of human rights.
