Civil Society Section
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Dear All,
This message is in reference to the General Assembly resolution 68/163 on the safety of journalists and the issue of impunity.
Paragraph 8 of the resolution requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session on the implementation of the resolution.
Accordingly, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights would be most grateful to receive from your organization any relevant information with regard to the implementation of the resolution, in particular regarding efforts from Member States to prevent violence against journalists and media workers, ensure accountability for acts of violence against journalists and media workers falling within their jurisdiction, and to promote a safe and enabling environment for journalists to perform their work independently and without undue interference, specifically by means of: (a) legislative measures; (b) awareness-raising among relevant entities and individuals regarding international human rights and humanitarian law obligations relating to the safety of journalists; (c) monitoring and reporting of attacks against journalists; (d) public condemnations of attacks against journalists; and (e) investigations and prosecutions of, and remedy for, attacks against journalists.
Such information should be addressed no later than 2 May 2014 to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Office at Geneva, CH-1211, Geneva 10, fax number +41 22 917 9014, c/o Sebastiaan Verelst.
Responses or any queries may also be sent electronically to [email protected], cc. [email protected].
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