A U.N. General Assembly committee called for an end to excessive electronic surveillance.br br The committee adopted the German and Brazilian-drafted resolution by consensus, and is expected to be voted on next month.br br Brazil's Ambassador to the United Nations, Antonio Patriota:br br (SOUNDBITE) (English) ANTONIO DE AGUIAR PATRIOTA, BRAZIL'S AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS, SAYING:br br "Mr. Chair, through this resolution, the General Assembly establishes for the first time that human rights should prevail irrespective of the medium and therefore need to be protected both off-line and online. It also reiterates that human rights are universal."br br The draft text does not name specific countries but North Korea's deputy U.N. envoy, Ri Tong-il, did mention names.