(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) UN General Assembly adopts resolution on journalist safety and proclaims 2 November as International Day to End Impunity The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the Resolution on Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity at its 68th Session on 18 December 2013. This landmark Resolution "condemns unequivocally all attacks and violence against journalists and media workers, such as torture, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and arbitrary detention, as well as intimidation and harassment in both conflict and non-conflict situations". It is the first time the UNGA has adopted a...
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