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National and regional experiences can enrich SDG monitoring of journalists’ safety Friday, July 19, 2019 Language English (Full Story)

Nobel Prize-winners publish Declaration on Oceans in support of the UN Decade of Ocean Science Friday, July 19, 2019 Language English (Full Story)

Reporter badly beaten while covering Turkish diplomat’s murder in Erbil Friday, July 19, 2019 NewsReporters Without Borders (RSF) is appalled to learn that an Al Jazeera journalist was deliberately assaulted by members of the Kurdish security forces on 17 July when he went to a restaurant in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, where a Turkish diplomat had just been killed in a shooting.Al Jazeera’s Erbil bureau said in a statement that bureau chief Ahmed (Full Story)

Ethiopia: Responding to the needs of people affected by ethnic violence in 2019 Friday, July 19, 2019 Click on link for more details... (Full Story)

Report of Meeting of Representatives of National Committees on International Humanitarian Law Friday, July 19, 2019 Click on link for more details... (Full Story)

UNESCO shares its work on media and information literacy at UN HLPF side-events Friday, July 19, 2019 Language English (Full Story)

Thailand: Blinded by UXO blast, will young Khu Thauy ever see again? Friday, July 19, 2019 Click on link for more details... (Full Story)

Ethiopia: Responding to the needs of people affected by armed conflict and ethnic violence in 2019 Friday, July 19, 2019 Click on link for more details... (Full Story)

Mozambique: Opposition candidate facing pre-election death threats and intimidation Amnesty International - Friday, July 19, 2019 The main opposition candidate in a landmark election for the governorate position of Zambézia province in central Mozambique is facing death threats and intimidation ahead of the October vote, Amnesty International said today. (Full Story)

Will Next UK Government Stand up for Human Rights Defenders? Friday, July 19, 2019 Expand The Union Flag flies near the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, June 7, 2017. © 2017 Reuters The United Kingdom likes to see itself as a champion for human rights defenders globally. It has recently published guidelines for the protection and support of rights defenders around the world. While welcome, real support requires a willingness to speak out even when it carries political costs. The new guidelines praise the courageous work of human rights defenders in the face of risks including threats, intimidation, harassment, and detention. The guidelines rightly identify groups… (Full Story)

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