Protection of journalists and press freedom 2010, para. 57
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- In addition to welcoming the resolutions of the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur welcomes the convening by the Council of a discussion panel focusing specifically on the protection of journalists in armed conflict during its fourteenth session, in which he participated. The Special Rapporteur is encouraged by statements made by States condemning attacks against journalists, reiterating the obligations under existing international standards to protect journalists in armed conflict, and stressing the importance of Security Council resolution 1738 (2006). While the issue is of ongoing concern, given the fact that more journalists are killed in non-conflict situations than in armed conflict, the Special Rapporteur would encourage the convening of another panel to consider, inter alia, the protection of journalists in situations where the threshold of armed conflict has not been reached.
- 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
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Activists
- Year
- 2010
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Freedom of Opinion, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/284, para. 57.
- Paragraph number
- 57
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