A/HRC/25/21 43. The Law on the Procedure for the Standardization of Geographical Names of the Republic of Cyprus was amended in July 2013, thus criminalizing the use of unrecognized names of regions, cities and villages. Pursuant to its article 6(1), any person who publishes, imports, circulates, offers, distributes or sells in the Republic of Cyprus maps, books or other documents, conventionally or digitally printed, in which geographical names and toponyms of areas of the Republic are printed differently from those designated in accordance with the procedures provided for in this Law or of those in the Toponyms Dictionary commits an offence and, if convicted, is subject to imprisonment not exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding €50,000, or both penalties, and all related documents are liable to seizure and destruction. 44. Concerning freedom of expression in the northern part of the island, it was reported that journalists may be arrested, put on trial and sentenced under the unjust actions section of the “Criminal Code”, and that many journalists working in the northern part are subject to regular press freedom violations, although reportedly there were fewer such incidents in 2012 than in the previous year.51 45. In May 2013, the Cyprus Community Media Centre, which is located in the United Nations buffer zone, launched the island’s first bicommunal Internet broadcasting facility. The multimedia studio aims at providing Cypriots with a neutral source of news and information on issues concerning peace and reconciliation, and developments in the two communities. The studio has already helped to create two multimedia and Internet radio websites: “BufferBuzz”, funded by UNDP – Action for Cooperation and Trust in Cyprus, and “MYCYradio”, funded by the European Commission.52 In September 2013, the European Commission launched a €2.5 million grant scheme for civil society applicants from the northern part of Cyprus, aimed at strengthening dialogue and active citizenship, and also to promote reconciliation with the Greek Cypriot community. G. Right to education 46. According to article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone has the right to education.53 Education should be directed to the full development of the human personality and the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; it should promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and it should further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace. Furthermore, parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that is given to their children. 47. Turkish Cypriot students still face limited access to European Union exchange and educational programmes owing to the non-recognition by Cyprus of the universities in the northern part of the island. A scholarship scheme for the Turkish Cypriot community was set up by the European Commission under European Union Council Regulation (EC) No. 389/2006 in order to compensate for this lack of mobility. The scheme allows Turkish Cypriot students and professionals to spend up to one year abroad at a university or other host institution in the European Union. The purpose is both academic attainment and bringing Turkish Cypriots closer to the culture and values of the European Union. In the 51 52 53 See www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2013/cyprus. S/2013/392, para. 24. See also “A buzz in the buffer zone”, UNDP, available from www.undp.org/content/cyprus/en/home/ourwork/actionforcooperationandtrust/successstories/a-buzzin-the-buffer-zone/. See also International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, arts. 13 and 14, and Convention on the Rights of the Child, arts. 28 and 29. 13