Ending Impunity: Acting on UN Standards on the Safety of Journalists
Key Guidance
London: Article 19 (2019), 43 pp.
"A prevailing culture of impunity for threats to the safety of journalists fuels their repetition. A failure of justice emboldens perpetrators and undermines journalists’ trust in the political will to guarantee their effective protection. Since 2012, the international community has increasingly sought to shine a spotlight on this issue, setting out an ambitious global agenda for States to act on the safety of journalists through a series of resolutions adopted at the UN Human Rights Council, UN General Assembly, and UN Security Council. UN Resolutions on the Safety of Journalists call on all States to effectively enhance the safety of journalists and break the cycle of impunity through targeted action on three interconnected fronts: prevention, protection, and remedy." (Abstract)
International Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, 5
UN Standards on the Safety of Journalists, 9
Understanding the Threats to the Safety of Journalists, 16
Implementing UN Resolutions on the Safety of Journalists, 22
Driving Implementation through the UN, 29
Enhancing States’ Compliance with Existing UN Commitments, 34
Strengthening the UN’s Institutional Response, 35
Annexe: UN Member States’ Co-sponsorship of UNGA and UNHRC Resolutions on the Safety of Journalists, 36
UN Standards on the Safety of Journalists, 9
Understanding the Threats to the Safety of Journalists, 16
Implementing UN Resolutions on the Safety of Journalists, 22
Driving Implementation through the UN, 29
Enhancing States’ Compliance with Existing UN Commitments, 34
Strengthening the UN’s Institutional Response, 35
Annexe: UN Member States’ Co-sponsorship of UNGA and UNHRC Resolutions on the Safety of Journalists, 36
