(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) 'Governments should support measures to protect journalists,' said Frank La Rue, UNESCO's Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, at the ceremony dedicated to the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, which was recently held in Bogota. The celebration began with a tribute to Guillermo Cano, Director of the Colombian daily newspaper El Espectador, who was killed on 17 December 1986 for condemning drug traffickers. Guillermo Cano's murder is an emblematic case of impunity for crimes against journalists. His career-long commitment to diversity of opinion and the...
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