GNI PRINCIPLES ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND PRIVACY Contents 1. Preamble 2. Freedom of Expression 3. Privacy 4. Responsible Company Decision Making 5. Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration 6. Governance, Accountability & Transparency Annex A: Definitions Annex B: Endnotes 1. Preamble These Global Principles on Freedom of Expression and Privacy the Principles have been developed by companies, investors, civil society organizations and academics collectively the participants who aim to protect and advance freedom of expression and privacy in the Information and Communications Technology ICT industry globally.1 These Principles are based on internationally recognized laws and standards for human rights, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights UDHR, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICCPR and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ICESCR.2, 3 The application of these Principles is informed by the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights UN Guiding Principles, the Protect, Respect, and Remedy Framework, and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.4 All human rights are indivisible, interdependent, and interrelated: the improvement of one right facilitates advancement of the others; the deprivation of one right adversely affects others. Freedom of expression and privacy are an 1 Copy
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