evidence: Now more than ever, we need to safeguard the free flow of information, given the proliferation of misinformation, disinformation, and government-imposed shutdowns of the Internet. The work of DGC is essential to providing the international community with accurate information, whether it’s about COVID, climate change, or conflict around the globe, including in Ukraine [...] We cannot stay silent. Fellow Council Members, we must seek and achieve justice for victims. [...] Ultimately, we must take care that our approaches to countering disinformation also do not inadvertently abuse or violate human rights and fundamental freedoms, which undergird our democracies – including freedom of expression, both online and offline.