Take action to end impunity

23 Nov 2011

Day to End impunityTo mark the inaugural International Day to End Impunity on  23 November,  join Index in demanding justice for journalists’ murdered in the line of duty

Freedom of Expression Organisations Call for Justice on International Day to End Impunity

London, November 23, 2011

Today Index on Censorship, Article 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists and English PEN  join dozens of freedom of expression organisations around the world to mark the inaugural International Day to End Impunity.

In the past 10 years, more than 500 journalists have been killed. In nine out of 10 cases, the murderers have gone free. Many others targeted for exercising their right to freedom of expression — artists, writers, musicians, activists — join their ranks.

On this day two years ago the single deadliest event for the media took place when 30 journalists and two support workers were brutally killed in Ampatuan, Maguindanao province, The Philippines. The journalists were part of a convoy accompanying supporters of a local politician filing candidacy papers for provincial governor. In total the “Maguindanao Massacre” as it has come to be known, claimed 58 victims. Not one of more than a hundred individuals suspected of involvement in the atrocity has been convicted yet.

We join those in the Philippines not only in honouring their slain colleagues, friends and family members, but demanding justice for them and hundreds more in Russia, Belarus, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Colombia, Iraq and Somalia and other countries where killings of journalists and free expression activists have repeatedly gone unpunished. Above all we demand an end to the cycle violence and impunity.

This year alone at least 17 journalists were murdered for their work. These include Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad, whose body was found May 31 showing signs of torture. They include Mexican journalist and social media activist Maria Elizabeth Macías Castro Macías, whose killers left a computer keyboard and a note with the journalist’s body saying she had been killed for writing on social media websites. These heinous acts not only silence the messenger, but are intended to intimidate all others from bringing news and sharing critical voices with the public.

We call on governments around the world to investigate and prosecute these crimes and bring an end to impunity.

Article 19                                                        English PEN

Committee to Protect Journalists                  Index on Censorship

 

 

Take Action: Write a letter demanding justice for:

1 November: Mohammad Ismail
2 November: José Bladimir Antuna Garcían
3 November: Abdul Razzak Johra
4 November: Laurent Bisset
5 November: Carlos Alberto Guajardo Romero
6 November: Wadallah Sarhan
7 November: Ahmed Hussein al-Maliki
8 November: Francisco Castro Menco
9 November: Dilip Mohapatra
10 November: Misael Tamayo Hernández
11 November: Johanne Sutton, Pierre Billaud and Volker Handloik
12 November: Gene Boyd Lumawag
13 November: José Armando Rodríguez Carreón
14 November: Seif Yehia and Ibraheem Sadoon
15 November: Fadia Mohammed Abid
16 November: Olga Kotovskaya
17 November: Meher-un-Nisa
18 November: Tara Singh Hayer
19 November: Eenadu-TV staff
20 November: Namik Taranci
21 November: Ram Chander Chaterpatti
22 November: Raad Jaafar Hamadi
23 November: Ampatuan massacre victims

23 November marks the anniversary of the 2009 Ampatuan massacre, in which 34 journalists were murdered in an election-related killing in the Philippines, making it the single deadliest incident for journalists in recent history.

 

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  1. Index on Censorship » Blog Archive » 23 in 23: Mohammad Ismail

    November 3, 2011 at 09:01

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  2. Index on Censorship » Blog Archive » 23 in 23: Abdul Razzak Johra

    November 3, 2011 at 09:01

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  3. Index on Censorship » Blog Archive » 23 in 23: José Bladimir Antuna García

    November 3, 2011 at 09:02

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  4. 23 in 23 : Laurent Bisset | Index on Censorship

    November 4, 2011 at 10:48

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  5. Take action to end impunity: Carlos Alberto Guajardo Romero | Index on Censorship

    November 5, 2011 at 16:28

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  6. Take action to end impunity: Wadallah Sarhan | Index on Censorship

    November 6, 2011 at 17:53

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  7. Law and Media Round Up – 7 November 2011 « Inforrm's Blog

    November 7, 2011 at 00:06

    [...] Day to End Impunity” is on 23 November 2011. Until that date, Index on Censorship is publishing a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  8. Take action to end impunity : Ahmed Hussein al-Maliki | Index on Censorship

    November 7, 2011 at 08:37

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  9. Take action to end impunity : Francisco Castro Menco | Index on Censorship

    November 8, 2011 at 10:18

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  10. Take action to end impunity : Dilip Mohapatra | Index on Censorship

    November 9, 2011 at 08:18

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  11. Take action to end impunity: Misael Tamayo Hernández | Index on Censorship

    November 10, 2011 at 08:22

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  12. Take action against impunity: Johanne Sutton, Pierre Billaud, Volker Handloik | Index on Censorship

    November 11, 2011 at 08:00

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  13. Take action to end impunity : Gene Boyd Lumawag | Index on Censorship

    November 12, 2011 at 10:57

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  14. Take action to end impunity : José Armando Rodríguez Carreón | Index on Censorship

    November 13, 2011 at 10:19

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  15. Take action to end impunity: Seif Yehia and Ibraheem Sadoon | Index on Censorship

    November 14, 2011 at 08:04

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  16. Take action to end impunity: Fadia Mohammed Abid | Index on Censorship

    November 15, 2011 at 08:07

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  17. Take action to end impunity: Olga Kotovskaya | Index on Censorship

    November 16, 2011 at 08:35

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  18. Day to end impunity : Meher-un-Nisa | Index on Censorship

    November 17, 2011 at 08:24

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  19. Take action to end impunity :Tara Singh Hayer | Index on Censorship

    November 18, 2011 at 08:22

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  20. Take action to end impunity : Eenadu-TV staff | Index on Censorship

    November 19, 2011 at 10:01

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  21. Take action to end impunity : Namik Taranci | Index on Censorship

    November 20, 2011 at 10:02

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  22. Take action to end impunity : Ram Chander Chaterpatti | Index on Censorship

    November 21, 2011 at 10:01

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  23. Take action to end impunity : Raad Jaafar Hamadi | Index on Censorship

    November 22, 2011 at 10:01

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  24. Don’t shoot the messenger – journalists’ safety under threat across the world | WorldNews2GO

    November 23, 2011 at 07:43

    [...] Sources: IPI/YouTube See also IPI’s special report/IFEX /CPJ/Index on Censorship [...]

  25. Mashnews.com.au » Don’t shoot the messenger – journalists’ safety under threat across the world

    November 23, 2011 at 08:15

    [...] Sources: IPI/YouTube See also IPI’s special report/IFEX /CPJ/Index on Censorship [...]

  26. Don’t shoot the messenger – journalists’ safety under threat across the world | BRAEKING NEWS 1 WORLD

    November 23, 2011 at 09:36

    [...] Sources: IPI/YouTube See also IPI’s special report/IFEX /CPJ/Index on Censorship [...]

  27. Take action to end impunity: Ampatuan massacre victims | Index on Censorship

    November 23, 2011 at 10:00

    [...] Day to End Impunity is on 23 November. Until that date,  we will reveal a story each day of a journalist, writer or free expression advocate who was killed in the line of [...]

  28. Don’t shoot the messenger – journalists’ safety under threat across the world – Indialens.in

    November 23, 2011 at 11:48

    [...] Sources: IPI/YouTube See also IPI’s special report/IFEX /CPJ/Index on Censorship [...]

  29. Two-year anniversary of massacre of 30 journalists in Philippines | Editors' Blog | Journalism.co.uk

    November 23, 2011 at 17:45

    [...] a post, Index on Censorship said: In the past 10 years, more than 500 journalists have been killed. In nine out of 10 cases, [...]

  30. Two-year anniversary of massacre of 30 journalists in Philippines | Staffroom Secrets

    November 23, 2011 at 18:07

    [...] a post, Index on Censorship said: In the past 10 years, more than 500 journalists have been killed. In nine out of 10 cases, [...]

  31. Law and Media Round Up – 28 November 2011 « Inforrm's Blog

    November 28, 2011 at 00:05

    [...] Wednesday November 23 was the inaugural International Day to End Impunity, “a call to action to demand justice for those who have been killed for exercising their right to freedom of expression and shed light on the issue of impunity“. Index on Censorship ran a month’s worth of articles, highlighting numerous international cases, which can be found at this link. [...]

  32. Media Law Review of the Year 2011: Defamation, Contempt, Privacy and a Public Inquiry – Jude Townend « Inforrm's Blog

    December 30, 2011 at 00:56

    [...] Day to End Impunity was on 23 November 2011. Index on Censorship published a number of stories about journalists, writers or free expression advocates who was killed in the line of [...]

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