32/L.87 The promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet

GE.16-11140(E)

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Human Rights Council Thirty-second session

Agenda item 3

Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,

political, economic, social and cultural rights,

including the right to development

Belarus,* China, Iran (Islamic Republic of),* Russian Federation: amendment to draft

resolution A/HRC/32/L.20

32/… The promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet

1. Seventeenth preambular paragraph

The paragraph should read

17. Stressing the importance of applying a comprehensive and integrated

approach in providing and expanding access to the Internet and for the Internet to be open,

accessible and nurtured by multi-stakeholder participation,

2. Paragraph 5

The paragraph should read

5. Affirms also the importance of applying a comprehensive and integrated

approach in providing and in expanding access to the Internet, and requests all States to

make efforts to bridge the many forms of digital divides;

* State not a member of the Human Rights Council.