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Press Freedom Groups to Convene People's Tribunal on Murders of Journalists
"We're taking killers of journalists to The Hague because states won't do it."
"The frequency of grave violations committed against journalists coupled with prevailing high levels of impunity is alarming."
--Almudena Bernabeu, prosecutor
"Since 1992, more than 1400 journalists have been killed, and in eight out of 10 cases where a journalist is murdered, the killers go free," the three organizations said in a statement. "The persistently high level of impunity perpetuates a cycle of violence against journalists, posing a threat to freedom of expression."
"Freedom of expression is an essential human right," said Bernabeu. "And yet, the frequency of grave violations committed against journalists coupled with prevailing high levels of impunity is alarming. It is time that states are held accountable."
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"The frequency of grave violations committed against journalists coupled with prevailing high levels of impunity is alarming."
--Almudena Bernabeu, prosecutor
"Since 1992, more than 1400 journalists have been killed, and in eight out of 10 cases where a journalist is murdered, the killers go free," the three organizations said in a statement. "The persistently high level of impunity perpetuates a cycle of violence against journalists, posing a threat to freedom of expression."
"Freedom of expression is an essential human right," said Bernabeu. "And yet, the frequency of grave violations committed against journalists coupled with prevailing high levels of impunity is alarming. It is time that states are held accountable."
"The frequency of grave violations committed against journalists coupled with prevailing high levels of impunity is alarming."
--Almudena Bernabeu, prosecutor
"Since 1992, more than 1400 journalists have been killed, and in eight out of 10 cases where a journalist is murdered, the killers go free," the three organizations said in a statement. "The persistently high level of impunity perpetuates a cycle of violence against journalists, posing a threat to freedom of expression."
"Freedom of expression is an essential human right," said Bernabeu. "And yet, the frequency of grave violations committed against journalists coupled with prevailing high levels of impunity is alarming. It is time that states are held accountable."