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IFJ Congress 2001: 23. Safety for journalists in danger
23. Safety for journalists in danger
Proposed : Asociación Nacional de Periodistas del Peru
The 24th IFJ Congress, meeting in Seoul on June 11th to June 15th, 2001
Considering:
That the IFJ has a main principles and objectives to promote the co-operation between its members, and co-ordinate actions to guarantee the journalists’ safety,
That the IFJ Security Programme requires the collaboration from the journalists’ unions to extend its international solidarity commitment;
That there are in Latin America journalists that receive death threats and are also chased by doing their journalistic work and require a refuge outside their country;
That the National Association of Journalists (ANP) has a shelter for journalists in danger, created during the terrorism years in Peru;
That democracy has been re-established in Peru,
proposes
· To establish the Latin American emergency shelter for journalists in danger in its Peruvian affiliated member (ANP);
· That these journalists will collaborate with the ANP union works during their time in Peru, following their own personal skills and interests.