13th Session, Geneva, 19 and 20 November 2020
A gender perspective will be applied to all areas of discussion to address the often ‘double’
marginalisation or targeting of minority women and girls in the context of ‘hate speech’ in
social media.
4. Inputs and outcome
The UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues encourages wide participation from States,
national human rights institutions, civil society representatives, as well as regional and
international organizations, minorities and other stakeholders, including internet companies
and social media platforms. Recommendations emanating from two regional forums (Asia and
the Pacific and Europe) to be held in 2020 under the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on
minority issues will also be considered, in order to include greater regional input and views on
the issues to be discussed at the thirteenth session of the Forum.
All participants are encouraged to contribute to the discussion and dialogue by sharing
experiences and views about the main areas of discussion of the Forum. Based on the dialogue
and contributions of the participants a summary of the discussion of the Forum will be
prepared by the Chairperson of the Forum, and the Special Rapporteur on minority issues will
prepare a report on the recommendations of the Forum
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