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"At least 15 media workers have been killed in Ukraine since Russia began its
full-scale war in February 2022. Along with targeting civilians, hospitals,
schools, orphanages, residential buildings, communications centres and places
of worship, the Russian state has been accused by the National Union of
Journalists of Ukraine of deliberately targeting journalists.
In a conflict such as the war in Ukraine, many journalists risk their lives to
report the truth and reveal war crimes committed by both sides. But when
journalists themselves are targeted, these war crimes almost always go
unpunished.
Research from advocacy group Human Rights Watch has found that a de facto
impunity exists for those responsible due to a lack of effort by many
governments to bring killers of journalists to justice.
According to Unesco, the perpetrators go unpunished in nine out of ten cases
when journalists are murdered, and this impunity “leads to more killings and is
often a symptom of worsening conflict and the breakdown of law and judicial
systems”."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
