Petition for the immediate withdrawal of the Licensing Regime

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/17session/A.HRC.17.27_en.pdf

20. Indeed, the Internet has become a key means by which individuals can exercise their
right to freedom of opinion and expression, as guaranteed by article 19 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

The latter provides that:

(a) Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference;

(b) Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall
include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless
of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other
media of his choice;

(c) The exercise of the rights provided for in paragraph 2 of this article carries
with it special duties and responsibilities. It may therefore be subject to certain restrictions,
but these shall only be such as are provided by law and are necessary:

(d) for respect of the rights or reputations of others;

(e) for the protection of national security or of public order (ordre public), or of
public health or morals.