NEW DELHI, 10 Dec: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) has expressed concern over India’s rising record of human rights violations in recent times, especially against rights activists and journalists.
Marking the International Day for Human Rights, the union drew the attention of the government to the International Federation of Journalists’ (IFJ) white paper on global journalism, released on Thursday, wherein India figures among the 10 most dangerous spots for journalists.
In the 62-page document, released in Brussels on Thursday, the IFJ said that 2,658 journalists have been murdered since 1990 and 235 are currently in prison across the globe. Of the killed journalists, over 50 percent were from 10 most dangerous spots, featuring countries which suffered war violence, crimes and corruption, as well a catastrophic breakdown of law and order.