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Strengthening regional cooperation to end impunity for crimes and attacks against journalists in the Arab world

Regional seminar in Beirut, Lebanon, 2 November 2018.

UNESCO will organize a regional seminar to commemorate IDEI 2018 in Beirut, Lebanon, on 2 November.  The  event, entitled "Strengthening regional cooperation to end impunity for crimes and attacks against journalists in the Arab world", will  bring  representatives  of Member States,  National  Human  Rights  Commissions, judicial system, the media and civil society members from across the Arab region and in particular from countries where a high level of journalists were killed in recent years. The seminar will work to identify steps ahead and concrete measures to strengthen the fight against impunity for crimes and attacks against journalists in the Arab region and inscribe this issue in the framework of global efforts to promote fundamental human rights.

To see the final report of the seminar, please click here.

 

2018 DG Report on the Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity

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Facts and Figures 2006-20171010 killings of journalists have been condemned by UNESCO's DG from 2006-2017 (last 12 years). Nine in ten cases of killed journalists remain unresolved.93% of killed journalists are local and only 7% are foreign correspondents. 93% of the killed journalists are male while 7% of are female journalists.Journalist Killing per regions: 33.5% in the Arab Region. 26% in Asia & Pacific. 22.9% in Latin America and the Caribbean 11.6% in Africa. 4% in Central & Eastern Europe. 2.5% in Western Europe and North America.
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