A/HRC/RES/44/12
Implementing the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework and in other
applicable standards, including by actively contributing to initiatives aimed at fostering a
culture of respect for freedom of opinion and expression and by ensuring the greatest possible
transparency in their policies, standards and actions that have an impact on the freedom of
opinion and expression;
10.
Reaffirms that any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred, both online
and offline, that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hatred, hostility or violence, shall
be prohibited by law, consistent with the right to freedom of expression;
11.
Stresses the importance of combating, in accordance with States’ obligations
under international human rights law, all acts of incitement to discrimination, hatred, hostility
or violence, including by promoting tolerance, education and dialogue;
12.
Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights to prepare a report on good practices for establishing national normative frameworks
that foster access to information held by public entities, and also requests the Office of the
High Commissioner, in the preparation of the report, to seek the views of States, nongovernmental organizations, national human rights institutions and other relevant
stakeholders, including the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right
to freedom of opinion and expression, and to submit the report to the Human Rights Council
at its forty-seventh session;
13.
Decides to continue its consideration of the issue of the right to freedom of
opinion and expression in accordance with its programme of work.
27th meeting
16 July 2020
[Adopted without a vote.]
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