This resolution bears directly on anyone who publishes on the web, as UN resolutions have a way of becoming law. The purpose of this resolution clearly is to tr

This resolution bears directly on anyone who publishes on the web, as UN resolutions have a way of becoming law. The purpose of this resolution clearly is to try and suppress all published criticism of Islam. Nut grafs from the article: His Egyptian counterpart, Ambassador Hisham Badr . . . praised the development by telling the Council that "freedom of expression . . . has been sometimes misused," insisting on limits consistent with the "true nature of this right" and demanding that the "the media must . . . conduct . . . itself in a professional and ethical manner." The new resolution, championed by the Obama administration, has a number of disturbing elements. It emphasizes that "the exercise of the right to freedom of expression carries with it special duties and responsibilities . . ." which include taking action against anything meeting the description of "negative racial and religious stereotyping." It also purports to "recognize . . . the moral and social responsibilities of the media" and supports "the media's elaboration of voluntary codes of professional ethical conduct" in relation to "combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance."