Principle 5. Protection of the rights to freedom of expression and access to information online The exercise of the rights to freedom of expression and access to information shall be protected from interference both online and offline, and States shall interpret and implement the protection of these rights in this Declaration and other relevant international standards accordingly. Principle 6. Protection of human rights defenders and others The protections accorded to journalists and other media practitioners in this Declaration shall apply, as necessary, to every human rights defender and any other individual or group exercising their rights to freedom of expression and access to information through any medium. Principle 7. Specific measures States shall take specific measures to address the needs of marginalised groups in a manner that guarantees the full enjoyment of their rights to freedom of expression and access to information on an equal basis with others. Marginalised groups include women, children, persons with disabilities, older persons, refugees, internally displaced persons, other migrants, ethnic, religious, sexual or gender minorities. Principle 8. Evolving capacities of children States shall recognise and respect the evolving capacities of children, and shall take measures that enable children, including adolescents, to exercise the rights to freedom of expression and access to information. In all such actions, the best interest of the child shall be a primary consideration. Principle 9. 1. States may only limit the exercise of the rights to freedom of expression and access to information, if the limitation: a. b. c. 2. Justifiable limitations is prescribed by law; serves a legitimate aim; and is a necessary and proportionate means to achieve the stated aim in a democratic society. States shall ensure that any law limiting the rights to freedom of 11