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Don’t Shoot the Messenger! Journalists as Human Rights Defenders in the East and Horn of Africa (DefendDefenders, 2017)

3 марта, 2018

In a new report launched at the 61st session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, DefendDefenders finds that amid growing restrictions on civic space in the sub-region, journalists play a critical role in exposing human rights violations and providing vital information and analysis of current events. Simply documenting and sharing information can simultaneously place them at risk and at the forefront of human rights defence.

In “Don’t Shoot the Messenger! Journalists as Human Rights Defenders in the East and Horn of Africa”, DefendDefenders examines the challenges journalists face, and provides an overview of the various strategies they have used to circumvent and continue their work amid these restrictions.

Overall trends, legal frameworks, and case studies from 11 countries in the East and Horn of Africa provide an understanding of the capacity, risks, and needs of journalists reporting on human rights issues. Over 60 journalists, bloggers, and media professionals from the sub-region were interviewed, in addition to significant input from civil society organisations dedicated to free expression and the protection of journalists.

Central to the report is the question of whether journalists, by nature of their work, should be considered HRDs. Nearly all journalists interviewed for this report considered themselves to be HRDs, but many had doubts over whether this also applied to all their colleagues. Some interviewees claimed to actively seek out human rights stories, especially in conflict situations, while others also advocated for freedom of expression, often from exile.

For further details and the full report: https://www.defenddefenders.org/publication/dont-shoot-the-messenger-journalists-as-human-rights-defenders-in-the-east-and-horn-of-africa/

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Раздел: Media Development, Publications (published in print and/or online) Метки: Human Rights

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