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The culture of impunity in crimes against journalists has plagued Pakistan as the media continue to come under attack in both now traditional forms of violence including physical assault and threats as well as via more sophisticated ways online. The record for press freedom and the safety of journalists presents a grim picture where the

The U.N. Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists was launched in 2012 to better protect the press and address impunity. Ten years later, it is obvious that not enough has been done. Journalists continue to be killed and impunity remains rampant.

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A group against attacks on media practitioners in Nigeria, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Wednesday, called on governments at all levels to ensure total protection of journalists in the country against any harm.   The organisation charged President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to commence an immediate investigation into all attacks against media practitioners as well as prosecute the perpetrators to serve as a deterrent.  

By signing the ten undertakings and calling on colleagues to join them, the eight prosecutors are proclaiming their determination to preserve the independence and impartiality of their investigations, to protect journalists and to cooperate with their international counterparts.

Lack of accountability in journalists murders is staggering: Dawn

“Thugs and unknown gunmen followed closely the police in the number of attacks against journalists and media houses.”

This report was written against the backdrop of the need to better understand the dynamics of impunity and the factors that contribute to solving cases of journalist murders on the domestic level. Although cases of full justice are scarce, they demonstrate that justice can be achieved.

On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk paid tribute to journalists, who are often at risk of being attacked, intimidated, or imprisoned. Over the last 10 years, some 557 journalists have been killed while doing their work. Over 1,000 have been imprisoned, and 64 are still missing. OHCHR

Marking the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists on Wednesday, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, called on governments and the global community to take necessary steps to shield reporters from imprisonment, violence and death. In his goodwill message, Guterres noted that a free press remained vital to functioning democracy, exposing wrongdoing,