End Impunity 2022

To mark the International Day to End Impunity for crimes committed against journalists on 2 November, the IFJ is calling on governments, across the world, journalists and media groups to support the adoption of a UN Convention on the safety and independence of journalists and other media professionals.

Despite many protocols, guidelines and proposals, journalists still face a daily threat – and impunity continues to make the situation worse. Nine in every ten killings of a journalist remains in impunity.

Every day journalists are attacked, beaten, detained, harassed and threatened for doing their job and yet, there remains no binding international instrument that would force Member States to investigate and respond to attacks against the media. The ongoing threats to journalists' digital safety including cyber-attacks, data stealing, hacking and online harassment threaten the safety of news professionals making it even more urgent to adopt an instrument that would force governments to address impunity.

It is this – and a growing frustration with a lack of action and, in too many cases, a lack of will to tackle the crisis of impunity - which has driven the IFJ to launch a campaign for the adoption an International Convention dedicated to the protection of journalists and media professionals.

This important text has been carefully drafted to ensure there will be no gap in the protection of journalists' safety and that governments will commit to tackle ongoing threats that are not only impacting journalists' rights and lives but also seriously threatening the public's right to know.

Today, join our global call for an International Convention on the Safety and Independence of Journalists and Other Media Professionals.

Read the draft Convention

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Take action!

Donate to support the impunity campaign

Make a donation to the IFJ's Safety Fund to support the fight against impunity. We can only continue to assist journalists with your ongoing support.

Lobby your government

Lobby your government and political parties to support the adoption of a UN Convention on the safety of journalists.

Inform yourself

Invite an IFJ representative to address your meeting to discuss the protection of journalists.

IFJ Leaders call for a new Convention on the safety of journalists

Dominique Pradalié, IFJ President

"We, the International Federation of Journalists, say: Enough is enough. Let's end the impunity of murderers of journalists and their masterminds. In Mexico, Yemen, Palestine, Haiti, Kosovo, Somalia, Afghanistan and Pakistan, India and Colombia journalists are being killed", says IFJ President Dominique Pradalié on the 2nd of November, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.

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Zuliana Lainez, IFJ Senior Vice President

"Today, journalists, both men and women, continue to be attacked, threatened, harassed, stigmatised and criminalised for simply doing their informative job. This shows that all the international instruments in force are insufficient to truly protect the lives and safety of journalists", affirms IFJ Senior Vice President, Zuliana Lainez.

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Carmen Draghici, Drafter of the Convention

"The international instruments available at present are of a non binding nature. They are recommendations. [...] The Convention would establish binding obligations and, as a result, there would also be an avenue for enforcing those rights in case of violation", says lawyer and Drafter of the Convention, Carmen Draghici.

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IFJ Affiliates across the world

To mark the 2022 International Day to End Impunity for crimes committed against journalists, IFJ's affiliates are calling on governments, across the world, journalists and media groups to support the adoption of a UN Convention on the safety and independence of journalists and other media professionals.

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