International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists : 02 November

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists : 02 November

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists : 02 November

  • The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists is observed annually on 2 November.
  • Purpose: to prevent all attacks and violence against journalists and media workers; to ensure accountability, bring to justice perpetrators of crimes against journalists and media workers, and ensure that victims have access to appropriate remedies.
  • The day was recognized by the UN General Assembly in December 2013.
  • The date chosen by the UN marks the death of Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, two French journalists killed while reporting in Mali on November 2, 2013..

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