Calls to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

The event will also provide an occasion for the Iraqi Journalists Rights Defending Association to present the progress of the comprehensive analysis of the safety situation of Iraqi journalists, that has started a few months ago using the UNESCO Journalists’ Safety Indicators.

The United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/68/163 at its 68th session in 2013 which proclaimed 2 November as the ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’. The Resolution urge Member States to implement measures countering the culture of impunity. The date was chosen in commemoration of the assassination of two French journalists in Mali on 2 November 2013.

This landmark resolution condemns all attacks and violence against journalists and media workers. It also urges Member States to do their utmost to prevent violence against journalists and media workers, to ensure accountability, bring to justice perpetrators of crimes against journalists and media workers, and ensure that victims have access to appropriate remedies. It further calls upon States to promote a safe and enabling environment for journalists to perform their work independently and without undue interference.

(Source: UN)