A/HRC/RES/55/10
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
5 April 2024
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Fifty-fifth session
26 February–5 April 2024
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
on 3 April 2024
55/10.
Role of States in countering the negative impact of disinformation on
the enjoyment and realization of human rights
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Vienna Declaration
and Programme of Action, and the obligations of States under the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights and other human rights instruments,
Recalling relevant resolutions adopted by the General Assembly and the Human
Rights Council, including Assembly resolution 76/227 of 24 December 2021, on countering
disinformation for the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms,
and Council resolutions 44/12 of 16 July 2020 and 50/15 of 8 July 2022, on freedom of
opinion and expression, 47/16 of 13 July 2021, on the promotion, protection and enjoyment
of human rights on the Internet, and 49/21 of 1 April 2022, on the role of States in countering
the negative impact of disinformation on the enjoyment and realization of human rights,
Taking note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on countering
disinformation for the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms1
and the reports of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to
freedom of opinion and expression on disinformation and freedom of opinion and
expression,2
Recalling the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights,3 as endorsed by the
Human Rights Council in its resolution 17/4 of 16 June 2011,
Reiterating that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interrelated,
interdependent and mutually reinforcing, and affirming that the same rights that people have
offline must also be protected online,
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3
A/77/287.
A/77/288 and A/78/288.
A/HRC/17/31, annex.
GE.24-06236 (E)