New UN resolution on safety of journalists

Reporters without borders

Update - 09/25/2014 Reporters Without Borders welcomes a new resolution on the safety of journalists that the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted today. Proposed by several countries, including France and Austria, it was co-sponsored by more than 90 countries. The new resolution is more specific and concrete about the measures that should be adopted to better protect journalists, and calls on member states “to promote a safe and enabling environment for journalists to perform their (...)

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