Protection of journalists and media freedom 2012, para. 56
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- Despite the existence of provisions in international human rights law which protect their right to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, journalists across the world continue to face risks and challenges in carrying out their work. The Special Rapporteur reiterates that the problem with regard to continued and increasing violence against journalists is not a lack of legal standards, but the lack of implementation of existing norms and standards (A/65/284, para. 83). It is therefore essential that these existing norms and standards be implemented at the national level. The Special Rapporteur wishes to emphasize again that although the origin of the acts of violence may not initially be known, the primary responsibility of protecting journalists, fully investigating each case and prosecuting those responsible lies with Governments and State institutions (A/HRC/4/27).
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Year
- 2012
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Freedom of Opinion, Report to the HRC (2012), A/HRC/20/17, para. 56.
- Paragraph number
- 56
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