Global coalition backs campaign for UN action on impunity
Journalists groups, editors, media owners and press freedom campaigners are joining forces today, 2 November, to demand urgent action by the United Nations to tackle impunity for crimes against journalists.
With figures showing the number of killings of journalists rising in comparison to the same period last year and impunity in 9 out of 10 cases, the unprecedented coalition of professional journalists’ organisations is calling on UN member states to back media industry demands for a convention on the protection of journalists.
Representatives of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the World Association of Newspapers (WAN-IFRA), the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and UNI-MEI launched the initiative for a UN Convention at the United Nations in New York in October.
The Convention aims to address gaps in international law and introduce binding norms establishing safeguards for journalists and media workers specifically, recognizing the increasingly hostile environment in which they operate across the world.
- Download a copy of the draft Convention.
- Download a briefing paper on the draft Convention.
- Add your organisation’s name to support the campaign for a Convention here.
For more information, please contact IFJ on +32 2 235 22 16
Picture credit: Seb Tanti Burlo.
