Supporting Safety of Journalists in Afghanistan: An Assessment Based on UNESCO's Journalists' Safety Indicators
Paris: UNESCO;International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2019), 129 pp.
Contains acronyms pp. 15-16, bibliogr. pp. 107-110
ISBN 978-92-3-100361-5
CC BY-SA
"This report maps threats against journalists in Afghanistan between January and December 2017. Divided into five key indicator categories, the report first provides an overview of the safety situation of journalists in Afghanistan; followed by the discussion of the roles and responses of State and political actors; the roles and response of media and intermediaries; and the roles and responses of the United Nations (UN) system and other extra-national actors with a presence in the country in relation to safety matters." (Executive summary)
Introduction, 21
CATEGORY A: OVERVIEW OF THE SITUATION OF JOURNALISTS' SAFETY IN THE COUNTRY, 27
1 Safety and impunity statistics, 29
2 Shared Understandings and activities of various stakeholders, 43
Recommendations, 47
CATEGORY B: THE ROLES AND RESPONSE OF STATE AND POLITICAL ACTORS, 49
1 State has laws which can protect journalists, 54
2 There are appropriate normative statements, policies, and institutional frameworks that safeguard the importance of journalists' safety, 58
3 The criminal and civil justice system deals effectively with threats and acts of violence against journalists, 61
4 The State takes other effective measures in regard to journalists' safety, 63
Recommendations, 66
CATEGORY C: THE ROLES AND RESPONSE OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND ACADEMIA, 67
1 CSOs and academia monitor safety and share information, 69
2 National CSOs promote coordinated approaches to journalists' safety issues, 71
3 CSOs and academia build knowledge and capacity, 72
Recommendations, 75
CATEGORY D: THE ROLES AND RESPONSE OF MEDIA AND INTERMEDIARIES, 77
1 Media organizations adopt specific measures to protect the safety of journalists, 81
2 Journalists' unions and professional bodies take specific measures to promote the safety of journalists, 86
3 All media actors, including individual journalists, promote safety in digital communications, 88
4 Media actors cover safety issues, 90
5 Intermediary entities respect journalists' safety, 91
Recommendations, 94
CATEGORY E: THE ROLES AND RESPONSE OF THE UN SYSTEM, 95
1 UN within the country monitors journalists' safety issues and shares information, 99
2 UN system within the country implements effective co-ordination and responses to safety incidents and problems, 102
3 UN within the country builds knowledge and capacity, 103
4 Within the country, other international intergovernmental and non-governmental agencies promote safety of journalists, 104
Recommendations, 106
Bibliography, 107
Annexes, 111
CATEGORY A: OVERVIEW OF THE SITUATION OF JOURNALISTS' SAFETY IN THE COUNTRY, 27
1 Safety and impunity statistics, 29
2 Shared Understandings and activities of various stakeholders, 43
Recommendations, 47
CATEGORY B: THE ROLES AND RESPONSE OF STATE AND POLITICAL ACTORS, 49
1 State has laws which can protect journalists, 54
2 There are appropriate normative statements, policies, and institutional frameworks that safeguard the importance of journalists' safety, 58
3 The criminal and civil justice system deals effectively with threats and acts of violence against journalists, 61
4 The State takes other effective measures in regard to journalists' safety, 63
Recommendations, 66
CATEGORY C: THE ROLES AND RESPONSE OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND ACADEMIA, 67
1 CSOs and academia monitor safety and share information, 69
2 National CSOs promote coordinated approaches to journalists' safety issues, 71
3 CSOs and academia build knowledge and capacity, 72
Recommendations, 75
CATEGORY D: THE ROLES AND RESPONSE OF MEDIA AND INTERMEDIARIES, 77
1 Media organizations adopt specific measures to protect the safety of journalists, 81
2 Journalists' unions and professional bodies take specific measures to promote the safety of journalists, 86
3 All media actors, including individual journalists, promote safety in digital communications, 88
4 Media actors cover safety issues, 90
5 Intermediary entities respect journalists' safety, 91
Recommendations, 94
CATEGORY E: THE ROLES AND RESPONSE OF THE UN SYSTEM, 95
1 UN within the country monitors journalists' safety issues and shares information, 99
2 UN system within the country implements effective co-ordination and responses to safety incidents and problems, 102
3 UN within the country builds knowledge and capacity, 103
4 Within the country, other international intergovernmental and non-governmental agencies promote safety of journalists, 104
Recommendations, 106
Bibliography, 107
Annexes, 111
