International Day against Impunity

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) to mark 2nd year of Ampatuan Massacre, 23 November International Day against Impunity

http://www.ifj.org/en/pages/international-day-against-impunity

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is taking part in the International Day against Impunity for crime targeting journalists which will be held on 23 November 2011. This initiative was adopted by the last IFEX General Meeting in Beirut on the proposition of our regional group in Asia Pacific, the IFJ Asia Pacific. The date was chosen to mark the second anniversary of the Maguindano massacre in the Philippine which claimed 32 lives of journalists and many more innocent civilians in November 2009.

The IFJ is committed to making this anniversary a day to remember all journalists killed because they believed in the purpose and mission of journalism, to raise awareness about the scandal of impunity and the failure of governments to bring the killers to justice and to pledge to do more to find ways of making journalism safer. This global event provides us with an opportunity to denounce the prevailing culture of impunity for crime committed against journalists in many countries of the world and call for its end.

This webpage is dedicated to showcasing the activities and events carried out by IFJ affiliates around the world and will regularly be updated as we receive information about these events.

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