International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 2016

International Day to End Impunity

Official Declarations and Statements

• 31 October 2016 - Joint Statement ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on 2 November 2016 - European Commission
• 1 November 2016 -  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations 
• 1 November 2016 - Message of Secretary-General Almagro on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, President OAS/OEA - President of the Organization of American States
• 1 November 2016 - EU-AU Joint Statement on International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists - African Union
• 1 November 2016 - Statement  by François Hollande, President of France - François Hollande, President of France
• 2 November 2016 - On International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, OSCE Representative urges States to take real stept to break cycle of impunity - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
• 2 November 2016 -  Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Jean-Marc Ayrault (November 2, 2016) - France Diplomatie
• 2 November 2016 - Statement of Somali President "Somali journalists are our heroes and we must do all to protect them and end impunity for crimes against journalists" - President HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of the Federal Republic of Somalia

UNESCO

• 20 October 2016 - UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize is renewed for a period of six years - UNESCO
• 28 October 2016 - UNESCO addresses Brussels’ event calling to end impunity for crimes against journalists – UNESCO Brussels
• 31 October 2016 - Calling for concrete actions on the Safety of Journalists, UN and partners mark the Day to End Impunity - UNESCO New York
• 31 October 2016 - Pakistan roundtable opens door for information sharing on safety of journalists - UNESCO Islamabad
• 2 November 2016 - Safety for Southeast Asian media: Day to End Impunity Commemoration in Vietnam - UNESCO Bangkok
• 2 November2016 - Press Freedom Groups Launch Video Campaign Calling for an End to Attacks against Journalists in Yemen - UNESCO Doha
• 2 November 2016 - End Impunity for Violence against Journalists in Yemen - UNESCO Doha
• 3 November 2016 - No to impunity for Crimes against Journalists in the Arab Region - UNESCO Beirut
• 3 November 2016 - International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists commemoration in South Sudan - UNESCO Juba
• 7 November 2016 - It is never late to fight against impunity for crimes committed against journalists - UNESCO Ulaanbaatar
• 7 November 2016 - Presentation of UNESCO’s Director-General Report on the safety of journalists and the Danger of impunity at IFJ conference in Brussels - UNESCO Brussels
• 10 November 2016 - Ending Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in West Africa - UNESCO Dakar

Op Ed publications

English

• 26 October 2016 - 800 journalists have been killed. Crimes against them are crimes against our freedom – McClatchy Washington Bureau (US)
• 31 October 2016 - Impunity endangers our right to know – The Daily Star (Lebanon)
• 1 November 2016 - Impunity endangers one’s right to know - The Jordan Times (Jordan)
• 2 November 2016 - It’s time to end impunity - KHmer times (Cambodia)
• 2 November 2016 - Impunity endangers our right to know - Myanmar Times (Myanmar)
• 2 November 2016 - Impunity endangers our right to know - Malaysiakini (Malaysia)
• 2 November 2016 - Impunity endangers our right to know - Tempo Indonesia (Indonesia)
• 2 November 2016 - Safety of Journalists - DAWN (Pakistan)
• 2 November 2016 - Protecting journalists is essential to development - Bangkok Post (Thailand)
• 2 November 2016 - End Impunity against Journalists in South Sudan and honor their work - the Juba Monitor (South Sudan)
• 5 November 2016 - News at 2016-11-05 - (from 7:05) JRTVChannel  (Jordan)
• 7 November 2016 - #250words on free speech by Frank La Rue - Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)

French

• 2 November 2016 - L’impunité met en péril notre droit de savoir - Le soleil (Senegal)
• 2 November 2016 - L’impunité met en péril notre droit de savoir - La presse de Tunisie (Tunisia)

Spanish

• 1 November 2016 - La impunidad pone en peligro nuestro derecho a saber - El Spectador (Colombia)
• 3 November 2016 - Periodistas: la impunidad pone en peligro nuestro derecho a saber - El Elmostrador (Chile)
• 4 November 2016 - Peligra nuestro derecho a saber - Diario de Centro America (Guatemala)

Russian

• 25 October 2016 – Beznakazannost sozdaet ugrozu nashemu pravu na znanie - RUJ (Russia)
• 26 October 2016 – Beznakazannost’ – Ugroza nashemu pravu na znanije - Senator (Russia)
• 1 November 2016 - Ne streljajte v zjurnalista - Rossijskaja gazeta (Russia)

Arabic

• 31 October 2016 - Impunity endangers our right to know -  Royanews (Jordan)
• 2 November 2016 - Impunity endangers our right to know - Al Rai Newspaper (Jordan)
• 5 November 2016 - News at 2016-11-05 - (from 10:41) JRTVChannel  (Jordan)

Italian

• 31 October 2016 - Gli attacchi ai giornalisti e l'impunità che mette in pericolo il diritto di sapere- L’Espresso (Italy)

Traditional Media Coverage 

English

• 27 October 2016 - Safety of Journalists and ending Impunity in Conflict Situations – UN Webcast 

• 28 October 2016 - Report Calls For Safeguarding The Rights Of Journalists – News Ghana (Ghana)

• 31 October 2016 - Impunity endangers our right to know - The Daily Star (Lebanon)

• 31 October 2016 - PCI appeals to media houses to commemorate memory of scribes killed in line of duty - The Economic Times (India)

• 31 October 2016 - The ongoing global battle against impunity - Doha Centre for Media Freedom (Qatar)

• 1 November 2016 - Africa: More journalists killed in 2015 - Unesco - All Africa (Uganda)

• 1 November 2016 - Pakistan roundtable opens door for information sharing on safety of journalists - Malaysia Sun (Malaysia)

• 2 November 2016 - A pressing case for freedom -  The Indian Express (India)

• 2 November 2016 - Devising effective mechanism to end crimes against journalists - Guardian (Nigeria)

• 2 November 2016 - End Impunity against journalists in South Sudan and honor their work - The Dawn (South Sudan)

• 2 November 2016 - Journalist killed every 4.5 days, says UNESCO - Rappler (Philippines)

• 4 November 2016 - UN calls for ending impunity for crimes against journalists - San Francisco Star (US)

• 4 November 2016 - UN renews call to counter culture of impunity - Philstar (Philippines)

• 7 November 2016 -  68 journalists killed in 2016 simply for doing their jobs - UNRIC

French

• 2 November 2016 - Au Burundi, une liberté de la presse extrêmement limitée - Radio France internationale

• 2 November 2016 - La Somalie, un "enfer" au quotidien pour les journalistes - Radio France internationale

• 2 November 2016 -  Journaliste, un métier dangereux en Afghanistan - Radio France internationale

• 2 November 2016 - Débat du jour. Les journalistes sont-ils devenus des cibles? - Radio France internationale

• 2 November 2016 - Dans le monde, un journaliste est tué "au travail" tous les cinq jours - RTBF

• 2 November 2016 - 2015, année noire pour les journalistes : 115 reporters tués - France24

• 2 November 2016 - La bourse Ghislaine Dupont et Claude Verlon remise à deux lauréats béninois - France24

• 2 November 2016 - 2015, année noire pour les journalistes: 115 reporters tués (Unesco) - L'Orient Le Jour

• 2 November 2016 - Syrie, Irak, France: pays les plus meurtriers pour les journalistes en 2015 - L'express

• 2 November 2016 - 2015, année noire pour les journalistes: 115 reporters tués - Le Huffington Post Quebec

• 2 November 2016 - 115 journalistes tués en 2015 selon l'Unesco - Sud Ouest

• 2 November 2016 - 2015, année noire pour les journalistes : 115 reporters tués - Europe1

• 2 November 2016 - Sécurité précaire des journalistes et impunité en Haïti - AlterPresse (Haïti)

• 3 November 2016 - Unesco : 115 reporters tués en 2015 - Impact24.info

• 4 November 2016 - 827 journalistes assassinés au cours de la dernière décennie,selon l’ONU - Challenge News

Spanish

• 1 November 2016 - La impunidad pone en peligro nuestro derecho a saber - El Spectador (Colombia)

• 1 November 2016 - La impunidad de los crimenes contra los periodistas - El Mundo (Spain)

• 2 November 2016 - UNESCO: 827 periodistas fueron asesinados en los ultimos 10 anos - Correo (Peru)

• 2 November 2016 - Amenazas e impunidad, principales riesgos de los periodistas en Colombia - RCN Radio (Colombia)

Russian

• 2 November 2016 - OON - bolee 800 zjurnalistovbyli ubity za 10 let - News.am (Armenia)

​Dutch

• 1 November 2016 - Elke vijf dagen wordt een journalist gedood -  De Volkskrant (The Netherlands)

• 1 November 2016 - Unesco: om de vijf dagen journalists gedood - De Telegraaf (The Netherlands)

• 2 November 2016 - Elke vijf dagen wordt een journalist gedood - De Morgen (Belgium)

Swahili

• 2 November 2016 - UNESCO yakemea sheria zinazokandamiza uhuru wa haba - dewjiblog (Tanzania)

Seminar in Arusha

English

• 5 September 2016 - UNESCO and the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights partner to fight impunity for crimes against journalists - APO Africa Newsroom

• 5 September 2016 - UNESCO: rate of impunity for crimes against journalists remains extremely high - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)

• 6 September 2016 - Impunity in crimes against journalists 'extremely high' - Unesco -The Star (Kenya)

• 6 September 2016 - UNESCO embarks on partnership to fight for journalists – SABC (South Africa) 

• 7 September 2016 - Awards against media in Kenya akin to censorship - Standard Media (Kenya)