7 cases, the States must adopt positive measures to ensure full exercise of all their human rights. 35. The right to cultural identity and all the rights that stem from it are subject to the same limitations as the other rights embodied in the American Convention, that is: “by the rights of others, by the security of all, and by the just demands of the general welfare, in a democratic society.” 4. 36. In view of the above, it is possible to establish that cultural identity is expressed in various ways that fall under the protection, as well as the limitations, set forth in the American Convention on Human Rights. Alirio Abreu Burelli Judge Pablo Saavedra Alessandri Secretary 4 Art. 32 of the American Convention.