A/HRC/7/14 Page 13 and, ultimately, create networks for the implementation of a human rights-based approach to the information society. 30. The Internet, as well as other information and communication technologies, offers an unprecedented possibility to disseminate information, opinion and ideas to people who had traditionally been excluded from other media. However, the Special Rapporteur notes that the Internet also gives rise to important problems, such as child pornography, hate speech and privacy issues, which can only be addressed through a serious discussion focusing on governance. 31. The Special Rapporteur has suggested the establishment of an international organization to govern the Internet with a firm human rights approach as a priority for the United Nations and the international community. In particular, this organization would develop global norms and principles to guarantee that the Internet can be developed as a democratic medium of expression that is in full compliance with human rights principles. Ultimately, such an organization would develop, in cooperation with national institutions, the private sector and the civil society, common principles, norms and rules that should guide the future evolution and use of the Internet. B. Safety and protection of journalists and media professionals 32. In 2007, concern for the safety and protection of journalists remained one of the key obstacles for the full implementation of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. A total of 67 media professionals were kidnapped and 1,511 were physically attacked or threatened throughout the year. Even more worrying, 86 journalists and 20 other media workers were killed, which represents an increase of 244 per cent over the past five years and is the highest figure since 1994. 2 33. Armed conflicts provide by far the highest threat to the security of media professionals. Over half of the journalists killed last year died in Iraq, the vast majority of whom worked for the local media. A number of reports reached the Special Rapporteur concerning deliberate attempts to target journalists, particularly by members of warring 2 Reporters Without Borders, Press Freedom Round-up 2007; see www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=24909, last accessed on 17 January 2008.