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UNAMI and UNESCO call for protection of journalists in Nineveh
Wed Sep 02 2015 23:52
Baghdad
He called the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jan Kubis, and the representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Axel Plath, on Wednesday, to the protection of journalists in the province of Nineveh.
He said Kubis and a representative of UNESCO Axel Plath, in a joint statement: "We salute those who gave their lives serving the right of the public to access information," debtors "in the strongest terms any acts of violence committed by the organization against the media, which does not represent only add to the long list of heinous violations and the potential of human rights perpetrated by the terrorist group. "
He stressed Kubi and Plath that "it is important to respect the right of the media in the preparation of their reports independently and without interference and in a safe atmosphere," calling to "protect the lives of journalists and media workers, and that the faces of offenders who commit all kinds of crimes in their right to justice."
The strengthening of the safety of journalists and the fight against impunity for those who attack them, key elements within the United Nations Nizomp support for freedom of expression across all media.
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Wed Sep 02 2015 23:52
Baghdad
He called the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jan Kubis, and the representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Axel Plath, on Wednesday, to the protection of journalists in the province of Nineveh.
He said Kubis and a representative of UNESCO Axel Plath, in a joint statement: "We salute those who gave their lives serving the right of the public to access information," debtors "in the strongest terms any acts of violence committed by the organization against the media, which does not represent only add to the long list of heinous violations and the potential of human rights perpetrated by the terrorist group. "
He stressed Kubi and Plath that "it is important to respect the right of the media in the preparation of their reports independently and without interference and in a safe atmosphere," calling to "protect the lives of journalists and media workers, and that the faces of offenders who commit all kinds of crimes in their right to justice."
The strengthening of the safety of journalists and the fight against impunity for those who attack them, key elements within the United Nations Nizomp support for freedom of expression across all media.
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