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International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 2023 - November 02
November 4 , 2023
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- The day came into existence when the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution in December 2013.
- The day draws attention to impunity, i.e., culprits going unpunished, to crimes against journalists.
- Theme for 2023 is “Violence against journalists, the integrity of elections, and the role of public leadership"
- 117 journalists were killed in 2020-2021.
- In 2020 and 2021, Latin America and the Caribbean accounted for 38% of killings, followed by Asia and the Pacific with 32% of killings.
- In 2021, the percentage of women among all journalists killed almost doubled, rising to 11% from 6% the previous year.
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