A/HRC/RES/23/2
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
24 June 2013
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Twenty-third session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council∗
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23/2.
The role of freedom of opinion and expression in women’s
empowerment
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and relevant international
human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Convention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,
Recalling also the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted on 25
June 1993 by the World Conference on Human Rights, and the Beijing Declaration and
Platform for Action, adopted on 15 September 1995 by the Fourth World Conference on
Women, and subsequent reviews thereof,
Bearing in mind that the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women affirms human rights and fundamental freedoms and
equality for women around the world, and states, inter alia, that States parties shall take all
appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the political and public
life of the country,
Recalling Human Rights Council resolution 12/16 of 2 October 2009,
Recalling also Human Rights Council resolution 16/4 of 24 March 2011 and all
previous resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights and the Council on the right to
freedom of opinion and expression, including Council resolution 20/8 of 5 July 2012 on the
promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet,
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The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report
of the Council on its twenty-third session (A/HRC/23/2), chap. I.
GE.13-15077