International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 2016
Selected Press Coverage
General overview of selected international media coverage of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.
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)
- 10 September 2016 - Unesco, African court to hold talks on journalists’ safety- Daily Nation (Kenya)
- 10 September 2016 - No need for The Hague, Arusha court is enough- All Africa
- 10 September 2016 – UN, AU bodies to fight impunity for crimes against journalists - Business Standard
- 12 September 2016 - UNESCO and African Union fight impunity for crimes against press– Coastweek (Kenya)
- 12 September 2016 - Media role crucial, says African rights court new leader – The Citizen (Tanzania)
- 13 September 2016 - Rwanda's withdrawal may not affect future AfCHPR ratifications - KFM (Kampala)
- 13 September 2016 - African Court to fight crimes against journalists – Ghana Business News (Ghana)
- 13 September 2016 - Kenya urged to allow African Court receive cases from NGOs – Daily Nation (Kenya)
- 14 September 2016 - Crimes against journalists to be addressed by African Courts – News Ghana (Ghana)
- 15 September 2016 - UNESCO Challenges Uganda On Safety Of Journalists – KFM (Uganda)
- 20 September 2016 - Protecting the Safety of Journalists: the Role of the African Court - The ACtHPR Monitor
- 21 September 2016 - African Court to set-up Legal Aid Fund - Citi 97.3 fm (Ghana)
- 28 September 2016 - Court judge says implementation of existing laws on access to information will enhance transparency and accountability of public officials - ECOWAS
- 5 October 2016 - African jurisprudence and international standards - Freedom of Expression podcast - Soundcloud PEN International
- 17 October 2016 - An animated video explains the powers of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights - GlobalVoices
- 19 October 2016 - Safety of Journalists and the Culture of Impunity in Africa - Sahara Reporters
French
- 7 September 2016 - L’UNESCO et la Cour africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples s’unissent pour lutter contre l’impunité des crimes contre les journalistes – Syndicat National des Journalistes Tunisiens (SNJT)
- 10 September 2016 - Les journalistes doivent être protégés par les juridictions nationales africaines – Ecovision Afrik (Togo)
- 9 October 2016 - Interview. Mohamed Diawara, magistrat: "La dynamisation et la réforme de la Cour africaine constituent une garantie non seulement pour les peuples africains mais aussi pour non dirigeants" - Media Guinee (Guinea)
UNESCO
- 5 September 2016 - UNESCO and the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights partner to fight impunity for crimes against journalists
- 12 September 2016 - Africa’s Judiciary Engages On Journalism Safety Issues