Lack of accountability in journalists' murders is staggering: Dawn
Lack of accountability in journalists' murders is staggering: Dawn
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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,