United Nations
General Assembly
A/HRC/FMI/2020/1
Distr. General
12 October 2020
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forum on Minority Issues
Thirteenth session
19 and 20 November 2020
Item 1 of the provisional agenda
Adoption of the agenda and programme of work
Provisional agenda and annotations
Provisional agenda
1.
Adoption of the agenda and programme of work.
2.
Causes, scale and impact of hate speech targeting minorities on social media.
3.
International legal and institutional frameworks.
4.
Regulation of online hate speech: the role and responsibility of intergovernmental
organizations, States, Internet companies and social media platforms.
5.
Towards a safer space for minorities – positive initiatives to address online hate
speech: the role of national human rights institutions, human rights organizations,
civil society and other stakeholders.
6.
Concluding remarks.
Annotations
1.
Adoption of the agenda and programme of work
Venue
Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 6/15 and 19/23, the thirteenth session of the
Forum on Minority Issues will be held on 19 and 20 November 2020 in Geneva (Palais des
Nations, Assembly Hall).
The Forum on Minority Issues will have before it the provisional agenda contained in the
present document to consider for adoption. The programme of work for the session is
contained in the annex.
Opening meeting
The President of the Human Rights Council will deliver an opening statement, which will be
followed by statements from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the
Chair of the Forum on Minority Issues and the Special Rapporteur on minority issues.
GE.20-13403(E)