Media freedom, safety of journalists have declined dangerously: UN
GENEVA (AA) – Media freedom and the safety of journalists have dangerously declined around the world with grave negative effects on human rights, democracy and global development, a UN report said Friday.
In a report presented to the Council, the report examined opportunities, challenges and threats to media in the digital age.
It focuses on online and offline attacks and killing journalists with impunity, criminalization of journalism and legal and judicial harassment of journalists.
It talks about the erosion of independence, freedom, pluralism and viability of the media by state and corporate actors, including digital companies, without naming any.
“Silencing journalists by killing them is the most egregious form of censorship,” it says.
It urges the Council to consider measures to address impunity, including an international task force on preventing, investigating and prosecuting attacks against journalists.
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