Saturday, July 14, 2012 - Toronto
Canada - The RINJ Foundation announced endorsement of the U.N.
Human Rights Council Draft Resolution 20: "Promotion and
protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and
cultural rights,
including the right to development" including the nation
states and the people of:
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 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.
Notes: *
Non-Member State of the Human Rights Council.
RINJ is an organization that monitors media content;
educates social media and other media outlets about the perils of
misogyny and rape culture; monitors and reports international law news;
monitors and reports on global court proceedings related to sexual
assault; promotes a more learned and open discussion of the issues of
sexual assault; promotes education for the safety of the person; and
seeks a higher adherence to safe community standards. RINJ seeks stiffer
penalties for rapists; promotes the creation of a better criminal
justice system; and seeks to advance a RAPE-averse social conscience.
RINJ seeks removal of media content condoning sexual
assault and rape.
Allowing this content on social networking sites and in other media further normalises a
rape culture and the high instance of sexual violence in global society.
1)
RINJ reports all inappropriate content to the public, advertisers and law enforcement where that seems appropriate.
2)
RINJ reports to advertisers any ads
appearing on pro-rape, pro-child-molestation media content, web pages and
social network groups.
3) RINJ promotes a global boycott of advertisers and their products
advertised on pro-rape content in any media.
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