Role of States in Countering the Negative Impact of Disinformation on the Enjoyment and Realization of Human Rights

A/HRC/RES/49/21View PDF

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A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2022.

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2 versions · 2022–2024

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Conferences Corporate Social Responsibility Disinformation Freedom of Expression Freedom of Information Human Rights

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Affirms that disinformation can negatively affect the enjoyment and realization of all human rights, and that States play a central role in countering disinformation;

Calls upon States to ensure that their responses to the spread of disinformation comply with international human rights law and that their efforts to counter disinformation promote, protect and respect individuals’ freedom of expression and freedom to seek, receive and impart information, as well as other human rights;

Urges States to facilitate an environment supportive of countering disinformation through multidimensional and multi-stakeholder responses that are in compliance with international human rights law, including through enhanced cooperation with international organizations, civil society, the media, the private sector and other stakeholders;

Invites States to encourage business enterprises, including social media companies, to address disinformation while respecting human rights, including through the review of business models, in particular the role of algorithms and ranking systems in amplifying disinformation, enhancing transparency, enforcing all applicable legal protections for users and encouraging due diligence in line with the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;

Calls upon all States to refrain from conducting or sponsoring disinformation campaigns domestically or transnationally for political or other purposes, and encourages them to condemn such acts;

Commits to the promotion of international cooperation to counter the negative impact of disinformation on the enjoyment and realization of human rights;

Decides to convene, at its fiftieth session, a high-level panel discussion on countering the negative impact of disinformation on the enjoyment and realization of human rights, and ensuring a human rights-based response thereto, open to the participation of States, members of civil society and the private sector, United Nations experts and other stakeholders, to identify challenges and to share best practices and lessons learned, and to make the panel discussion fully accessible to persons with disabilities;

Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a summary report on the above-mentioned panel discussion and to present it to the Human Rights Council at its fifty-second session.

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