International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

Did you know?

• From 2016 to the end of 2020, 400 journalists were killed for their work or while on the job.
• 274 journalists were imprisoned in 2020, the highest yearly total in three decades.
• Only 13 percent of cases recorded by UNESCO since 2006, are currently considered judicially resolved.
• 73 percent of women journalists surveyed had experienced online violence in the course of their work.

Ending impunity for crimes against journalists is one of the most pressing issues to guarantee freedom of expression and access to information for all citizens. Between 2006 and 2020, over 1,200 journalists have been killed for reporting the news and bringing information to the public. In nine out of ten cases the killers go unpunished, according to the UNESCO observatory of killed journalists. Impunity leads to more killings and is often a symptom of worsening conflict and the breakdown of law and judicial systems.

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