LAHORE : International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists is being observed today.
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2nd November as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.
This landmark resolution condemns all attacks and violence against journalists and media worker and calls upon States to promote a safe and enabling environment for journalists to perform their work independently.
The UN General Assembly through a resolution proclaimed November 2 as the international day to end impunity for crimes against journalists in commemoration of the assassination of two French journalists in Mali on this day in 2013.
This year’s theme of the day is “safety of journalists in crises and emergencies.”
Since the beginning of the year, at least 76 journalists and media workers have been killed in the course of their work, 46 of them in Gaza.
According to the latest statistics from the International Federation Of Journalists, at least 146 journalists have lost their lives there since the beginning of the conflict in October 2023 – the bloodiest period in the history of journalism.
The International Federation Of Journalists condemns, in particular, Israel’s attitude towards the press and its attacks on media workers as a result of the war in Gaza.
