UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. LIMITED A/HRC/7/L.39 25 March 2008 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Seventh session Agenda item 3 PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT Egypt (on behalf of the Group of African States), Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference) and Palestine* (on behalf of the Group of Arab States): amendment to draft resolution L.24 1. Insert a new paragraph after operative paragraph 4 (c): 4 (c)-bis To report on instances in which the abuse of the right of freedom of expression constitutes an act of racial or religious discrimination, taking into account articles 19 (3) and 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and general comment No. 15 of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, which stipulates that the prohibition of the dissemination of all ideas based upon racial superiority or hatred is compatible with the freedom of opinion and expression. ----- * Non-member State of the Human Rights Council. GE.08-12029 (E) 250308