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RESOLUTION .0
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Agenda Item: Ensuring Press Freedom and Journalistic Safety
in the Face of Escalating Censorship and Repression
Authors: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,

Signatories: Portuguese Republic, United States of America, Republic of

Belarus, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Ireland, Japan, Columbia, The
Republic of Finland, People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, Argentine
Republic, People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Federative Republic of
Brazil, Dominion of Canada, Ukraien, State of
Isreal,Netherlands,Turkey,Malaysia,United Kingdom

Preambulatory Clauses
The Human Rights Council,
1) Guided by the purposes of the UN Charter to uphold
human dignity and freedom, and recalling Article 19 of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and the
 ICCPR (1966) guaranteeing the right to opinion and
expression,

2) Alarmed by UNESCO’s 2024 report documenting 1,203

journalists killed between 2014–2024, with nearly 89% of
cases unpunished highlighting a persistent culture of
impunity,

3) Deeply concerned that, according to the Committee to

Protect Journalists (2024) 320 journalists remain
imprisoned globally, with the largest numbers in Iran (66)
China (43)Myanmar (43) and Turkey (36),

4) Recognising that independent journalism acts as an anti-

corruption safeguard, as World Bank data shows countries
in the top 25% of press freedom rankings report 40%
lower corruption rates than those in the bottom quartile,

5) Disturbed by the documented misuse of “fake news” and

“cybercrime” laws in 65 Member States to silence
legitimate reporting, as highlighted by Reporters Without
Borders,

6) Noting with grave concern the rise of AI-driven censorship

spyware and algorithmic suppression, alongside the
targeting of journalists by deepfakes and disinformation
campaigns,

7) Highlighting the gender-specific dangers faced by women

journalists, where 73% reported online harassment and
25% sexual threats in IFJ’s 2023 survey,
 8) Recalling Security Council Resolutions 1738 (2006) and
2222 (2015) which emphasise journalist safety in armed
conflicts yet acknowledging ongoing attacks in regions
such as Donbas, Rakhine, Darfur, and Gaza,

9) Acknowledging the UNESCO Plan of Action on the Safety of

Journalists (2012), but recognising uneven implementation
and limited resources,

10) Determined to establish a coherent global framework

with concrete funding, rapid-response structures, and
preventive strategies to ensure journalistic safety and
combat systemic repression;

Operative Clauses
The Council hereby:
1) Establishes the United Nations Global Journalists’
Protection Mechanism (UN-GJPM), headquartered in
Geneva with regional hubs in Nairobi, Mexico City,
Bangkok, and Beirut, funded initially at USD 45 million
annually, to coordinate global safety operations,
1.1 UN-GJPM Headquarters in Geneva established by December
2025 with 200 trained staff,

1.2 Regional Hubs operational in Nairobi, Mexico City, Bangkok,

Beirut,
1.3 Press Freedom Rapid Response Network (Clause 4) with a 24/7
encrypted hotline goes live in Q2 2026,
 1.4 Deployment of 2,500 Emergency Satellite Kits (USD 3 million)
in censorship-heavy states (Iran, Eritrea, Belarus, Xinjiang–China),

1.5 Emergency Humanitarian Visa Protocol (Clause 7) tested in

pilot countries: Canada, Germany, Costa Rica, South Africa;

2) Mandates UN-GJPM to produce Quarterly Global Press

Freedom Risk Maps using AI satellite data, and verified
OSINT, pinpointing crisis zones such as Darfur (Sudan)
Rakhine (Myanmar) Donbas (Ukraine)and Gaza (Palestine);
3) Directs Member States to align domestic media laws with
ICCPR standards and repeal provisions criminalising
legitimate journalism especially those embedded in
“disinformation” or “fake news” statutes;
4) Creates a Press Freedom Rapid Response Network (PFRRN)
with 24/7 encrypted hotlines and emergency relocation
within 72 hours to pre-designated safe territories;
5) Launches a Blockchain-based Global Press Archive (BGPA)
hosted in Iceland’s Arctic Data Vault to permanently
preserve journalistic content safe from censorship or
destruction;
6) Approves the distribution of Emergency Satellite
Communication Kits in censorship-heavy regions (Iran,
Belarus, Xinjiang (China), Eritrea), each unit costing USD
1,200 prioritising 2,500 kits in Phase 1;
7) Requests Member States to issue Emergency
Humanitarian Visas within five working days for
threatened journalists with provisions covering dependent
family members;
8) Invites the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to
implement Priority Media Communication Protocols
ensuring connectivity during state-imposed shutdowns;
9) Authorises the creation of an International Journalistic
Immunity Passport granting expedited asylum access
limited diplomatic protection and international travel
clearance;
 10) Allocates an initial USD 100 million Global Journalist
Emergency Fund (GJEF) covering relocation, legal defence,
trauma care, and equipment replacement,
10.1 HQ & Hubs: USD 20M/year,
10.2 Satellite Kits: USD 3M initial,

10.3 BGPA Hosting: USD 1.2M/year,

10.4 GJEF: USD 100M initial,

10.5HER Shield: USD 15M,
10.5 Mental Health Fund: USD 5M/year
Total: USD ~144M (2025–2026),
10.6 FRANCE and UNITED KINGDOM will fund it we lack funds;

11) Restricts the export of surveillance and spyware

technologies to states on the UN “Press Freedom Risk List”
(Eritrea, DPRK, Turkmenistan) until compliance reviews are
met;
12) Supports the joint EU–AU development of AI-driven
Content Authenticity Verification Tools to counter deepfake
disinformation targeting journalists;
13) Designates Safe Haven Cities in Toronto, The Hague,
and San José offering temporary relocation, work permits,
and free legal aid for exiled journalists;
14) Tasks UNESCO with maintaining an International
Media Freedom Index ranking Member States annually
based on legal frameworks, judicial protection, and digital
safeguards;
15) Assigns OHCHR to manage a Cross-Border Journalist
Tracking & Rescue Network via encrypted UN servers,
providing early-warning and secure data exchange;
16) Encourages Member States to publish annual
Transparency Reports disclosing surveillance requests,
journalist arrests, and prosecution outcomes;
17) Requests regional blocs (AU, ASEAN, OAS) to adopt
binding regional pacts modelled on this resolution,
harmonising journalist protection standards;
18) Commits USD 5 million annually to mental health and
trauma recovery programmes for journalists in post-
conflict or high-risk environments;
19) Schedules a biennial review cycle requiring detailed
progress reports to the HRC and public dissemination of
achievements and gaps;
20) Adopts the Glasgow Accord on Cross-Border Media
Integrity (GACMI) mandating foreign state media
ownership disclosure, integrity labels on digital platforms,
and a 24/7 Joint Response Cell for narrative manipulation
alerts.