U.N. Human Rights Council on Human Rights and the Internet
Permanent Mission of the United States
Geneva, Switzerland
July 5, 2012
The following is the tex
t of Resolution L13 - The Promotion, Protection and
Enjoyment of Human Rights on the Internet - adopted by consensus on by the Human
Rights Council.
Human Rights Council
Twentieth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic,
social and cultural rights, including the right to development
Algeria*, Argentina*, Australia*, Austria, Azerbaijan*, Belgium, Bolivia
(Plurinational State of)*, Bosnia and Herzegovina*, Brazil*, Bulgaria*, Canada*,
Chile, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire*, Croatia*, Cyprus*, Czech Republic, Denmark*,
Djibouti, Egypt*, Estonia*, Finland*, France*, Georgia*, Germany*, Greece*,
Guatemala, Honduras*, Hungary, Iceland*, India, Indonesia, Ireland*, Italy,
Latvia*, Libya, Liechtenstein*, Lithuania*, Luxembourg*, Maldives, Malta*,
Mauritania, Mexico, Monaco*, Montenegro*, Morocco*, Netherlands*, Nigeria,
Norway, Palestine*, Peru, Poland, Portugal*, Qatar, Republic of Moldova,
Republic of Korea*, Romania, Serbia*, Slovakia*, Slovenia*, Somalia*, Spain,
Sweden*, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, Timor-Leste*, Tunisia*,
Turkey*, Ukraine*, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland*, United
States of America, Uruguay: draft resolution
20/... The promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights onthe
Internet
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming the human rights and fundamental freedoms enshrined in the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and relevant international human rights
treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and
the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
Recalling all relevant resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights and
the Human Rights Council on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, in
particular Council resolution 12/16 of 2 October 2009, and also recalling
General Assembly resolution 66/184 of 22 December 2011,
Noting that the exercise of human rights, in particular the right to
freedom of expression, on the Internet is an issue of increasing interest and
importance as the rapid pace of technological development enables individuals
all over the world to use new information and communications technologies,
Taking note of the reports of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and
protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, submitted to the
Human Rights Council at its seventeenth session,[1] and to the General Assembly
at its sixty-sixth session,[2] on freedom of expression on the Internet,
1. Affirms that the same rights that people have offline must also be
protected online, in particular freedom of expression, which is applicable
regardless of frontiers and through any media of one's choice, in accordance
with articles 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;
2. Recognizes the global and open nature of the Internet as a driving force
in accelerating progress towards development in its various forms;
3. Calls upon all States to promote and facilitate access to the Internet
and international cooperation aimed at the development of media and information
and communications facilities in all countries;
4. Encourages special procedures to take these issues into account within
their existing mandates, as applicable;
5. Decides to continue its consideration of the promotion, protection and
enjoyment of human rights, including the right to freedom of expression, on the
Internet and in other technologies, as well as of how the Internet can be an
important tool for development and for exercising human rights, in accordance
with its programme of work.
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* Non-Member State of the Human Rights Council.
[1] A/HRC/17/27.
[2] A/66/290.
(Distributed by the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State.)
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