United for a Safer Tomorrow: Join the Fight to Protect Journalists in Times of Crisis
Today falls on the second Sunday of November 2024, “November 2” ((International Day to End Punishment for Crimes Committed against Journalists)), a day dear to the hearts of male and female journalists across the world, and in our Continent of Africa affected by wars and armed conflicts, as in Our homeland, Sudan, engulfed in the fire and scourge of a catastrophic war April 15, 2023 … the celebration comes
On the tenth anniversary of the International Day to End Crimes Committed to Journalists, Male and Female:
Let us continue our collective struggle to ensure the safety of male and female journalists in emergencies and crises
Today falls on the second Sunday of November 2024, “November 2” ((International Day to End Punishment for Crimes Committed against Journalists)), a day dear to the hearts of male and female journalists across the world, and in our African Continent affected by wars and armed conflicts, as in Our homeland, Sudan, engulfed in the fire and scourge of a catastrophic war April 15, 2023 … come to celebrate and celebrate the great day this, because it is a unique international day, relates to the protection and safety of male and female journalists, and the importance of enabling them to carry out their difficult professional tasks in searching for, publishing and documenting the truth in a safe environment that guarantees for them to practice the journalism profession with complete freedom and independence, by ensuring fair legal prosecution and accountability for those who commit crimes against male and female journalists.
The celebration of (International Day to End Crimes Committed against Journalists) comes this year, under the important slogan (Safety of Journalists in Emergencies and Emergencies)… and the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, will witness it. on the 6th. And 7 November 2024, the official worldwide celebration of the tenth anniversary of this glorious historic day (2 November 2014), and the twentieth anniversary of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ( 2004).
The celebration will take place this year, at the headquarters of the African Union, in Addis Ababa, with the organization and participation of UNESCO and the African Union, with a notable presence and active participation from a wide spectrum of the African and international journalistic community. , to strengthen partnerships and strategic alliances, to reach the desired goal, which is to confirm the achievement There will be no punishment for crimes committed against male and female journalists, in the whole world, on the African continent, and in our homeland, Sudan. .. Human Rights Journalists – vocally – will continue, as usual, proactive, present and defenders in the areas of protecting freedom of the press and expression and the safety and protection of male and female journalists, and will be present at this conference and is represented within the delegation of the Sudan Media Forum, which was established four months after the start of the disastrous war in Sudan, and its founding statement was published on August 15, 2023, to form the largest professional alliance of its kind in the Sudan, which includes a number of journalistic organizations and institutions. speech, protecting freedom of the press, protecting the right to access information, and building a practical road map for developing the media sector In Sudan.
At a time when the country is witnessing – today – more new waves of violence directed against civilians, especially women and children, the scale of the bloody military conflict is increasing and expanding on all sides of the fighting ongoing, in Khartoum, Darfur, and the villages and cities of Gezira Province, and human rights violations have reached The April 15, 2023 war turned into horrific crimes that fall under crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide. At this sensitive time, the parties to the war of April 15, 2023 have confiscated – and are confiscating – the right to free, independent and impartial press coverage of the armed conflict in Sudan – and those associated with them, including armed groups, militias and insurgents – practice the worst forms of human rights violations, and are exposed to… The lives of civilians and the lives of male and female journalists are at risk, including arrest , torture, murder, repression and displacement This systematic targeting of male and female journalists is aimed at achieving “information dumping” and intensifying the “media blackout” over crimes committed against civilians, male and female journalists, and stop the professional, fair and independent press. attention which had reached its highest levels, becoming, in our estimation, – openly – “hate speech leading to genocide.” The parties to the armed conflict have employed and allocated, for these generously funded propaganda campaigns, dozens of websites, hosted and supported by hundreds of social media accounts, to achieve the evil objectives this.
We at ((Journalists for Human Rights – Jahar – Sudan)) as we salute UNESCO’s initiatives and efforts to (end impunity for crimes committed against journalists), we strongly call and demand that all institutions of the Union African, international organizations, and United Nations Organizations The various forces, countries and peoples who love freedom, peace and justice, call for more continuous pressure on both sides of the war in Sudan (Armed Forces Sudan and the Rapid Aid Forces) and the militias and groups associated with them, to respect their international obligations – in accordance with international humanitarian law – towards the protection of civilians and the safety and protection of journalists We also call on everyone to intensify efforts to put pressure on both sides of the war in Sudan to respond immediately to the important and necessary calls demanding the opening of safe corridors to provide humanitarian relief, medicine and food to those affected, male and female. the country is moving very quickly towards the most dangerous humanitarian disaster in the world and the biggest famine in history.
On (International Day to End Reparations for Crimes Committed against Journalists)), we salute and appreciate the efforts of ((The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission in Sudan)) established by a resolution of the Human Rights Council, led by the Human Rights Council . Muhammad Chandi Othman (Tanzania) and Mrs. Joy Esiello (Nigeria) and Ms. Mona Rishmawi (Jordan/Switzerland), and we call for strengthening their ability to carry out the tasks entrusted to them by the Human Rights Council, which are tasks that require the cooperation of everyone… We confirm, on our part Jahar, that we will continue to raise our voices loudly against all crimes against male and female journalists in Sudan, and we will continue our sincere efforts with all partners in Sudan. joint struggle in the professional journalistic community, civil society, and the Sudanese human rights community, regionally and internationally, to ensure a fair and impartial investigation into crimes committed against journalists in Sudan, and to ensure that they do not escape impunity, and to to bring perpetrators to fair judicial accountability, to ensure fairness and justice, and to uphold the principle of impunity for crimes committed against male and female journalists.
Long live the International Day to End Crimes Committed Against Male and Female Journalists
Press coverage of the conflict is a right, not a grant of freedom for male and female journalists who have completely disappeared
Human Rights Journalists – Jahar – Sudan
Sunday, November 2, 2024