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Protection of journalists and press freedom 2010, para. 97
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- News organizations also have a responsibility to ensure that journalists and associated media personnel are provided with proper safety training and equipment in peacetime and in conflict so that they are prepared to confront the risks inherent in war zones, and to provide confidential professional counselling to journalists and media personnel who have experienced trauma and other forms of extreme stress in the course of their duties.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right to access information 2013, para. 107
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- Government officials who release confidential information concerning violations of the law, wrongdoing by public bodies, grave cases of corruption, a serious threat to health, safety or the environment, or a violation of human rights or humanitarian law (i.e. whistle-blowers) should, if they act in good faith, be protected against legal, administrative or employment-related sanctions. Other individuals, including journalists, other media personnel and civil society representatives, who receive, possess or disseminate classified information because they believe that it is in the public interest, should not be subject to liability unless they place persons in an imminent situation of serious harm.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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