US EditionOp-Ed | If We Value Democracy, We Have to End Impunity for Those Who Kill Journalists
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November 2nd is the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. The date highlights that freedom of expression is a fundamental right and that protecting journalists is essential to preserving democracies and informed societies. This year, the focus is on the dangers that women journalists face in the media landscape.
Op-ed | If we value Democracy, we have to end impunity for those who kill journalists
A dozen years ago, in 2013, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on the safety of journalists which proclaimed 2 November as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.[1] Not the most catchy of names, admittedly, but intended as a line in the sand, and a formal recognition that attacks on journalists cannot go unpunished, because when they do, further violence becomes all the more likely. The UN w…
On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, France, Greece and Lithuania issued a joint message to the UN on the need to protect press freedom. The three countries stressed that journalists must work “without risking their safety” and called for “full and transparent investigations” into the murders of their colleagues. At the same time, Greece continues to record low press freedom records, according …
On the occasion of the International Day of Ending Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, of which France took the initiative in 2013 at the UN General Assembly, we reaffirm our continuing commitment to freedom of the press and the protection of journalists worldwide. In an international context marked by the increase in violations of freedom of information, disinformation and increasing pressure on the media (...)
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