(a)
To draw the attention of the Council and the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights to those situations and cases regarding the
right to freedom of opinion and expression which are of particularly serious concern;
(b)
To integrate the human rights of women and a gender perspective
throughout the work of his/her mandate;
(c)
With a view to greater efficiency and effectiveness in promoting and
protecting the right to freedom of opinion and expression, to continue his/her efforts
to cooperate with other relevant United Nations bodies, including the High
Commissioner for Human Rights, the human rights treaty bodies, special procedures
and mechanisms, specialized agencies,
funds and programmes, regional intergovernmental organizations and their
mechanisms, and national human rights institutions, and to develop and extend his/her
network of relevant non-governmental organizations, particularly at the local level;
(d)
To report on instances in which the abuse of the right of freedom of
expression constitutes an act of racial or religious discrimination, taking into account
articles 19 (3) and 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and
general comment No. 15 of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination, which stipulates that the prohibition of the dissemination of all ideas
based upon racial superiority or hatred is compatible with the freedom of opinion and
expression;
(e)
To consider approaches taken to access to information with a view to
sharing best practices;
(f)
To continue to provide his/her views, when appropriate, on the
advantages and challenges of new information and communication technologies,
including the Internet and mobile technologies, for the exercise of the right to freedom
of opinion and expression, including the right to seek, receive and impart information
and the relevance of a wide diversity of sources, as well as access to the information
society for all;
5.
Calls upon all States to cooperate fully with and assist the Special
Rapporteur in the performance of his/her tasks, to provide all necessary information