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Knowing the truth is protecting the truth
The Director-General’s Report on the Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity is a unique biannual monitoring mechanism mandated by the 39 Member States of the International Programme for the Development of Communication and is accompanied by a laid-out Highlights Brochure.
Though it remains unacceptably high, impunity for crimes committed against journalists has continuously decreased, by a total of 3% since 2018, the first year of the previous biennium. In 2022, the global impunity rate was measured by UNESCO at 86% compared to 89% in 2018.
In 2020-2021, UNESCO recorded a total of 117 killings of journalists worldwide.
Overall, the 2020-2021 biennium saw the lowest number of deaths than any other reporting period since the first publication of this Report in 2008. The year 2021 shows the lowest annual death toll in 14 years with 55 killings. However, it is important to highlight that, although outside of this reporting period, according to the UNESCO's Observatory of Killed Journalists, this number has risen a total of 87 killed journalists in 2022.
The past two years have seen Latin America and the Caribbean (45 killings), and Asia and the Pacific (38 killings) continue to record the largest number of journalist killings according to UNESCO data. In 2020-2021, Latin America and the Caribbean accounted for 38% of killings, followed by Asia and the Pacific with 32% of killings.
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 2022
Every two years, the awareness raising campaign for the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists coincides with the findings of the Director-General’s Report on the current state of global and regional impunity. Check out the multimedia and social media campaign below.
Visual Identity
You can download the visual identity packs of the #MakeImpunityVisible social media campaign. Check them out .
Knowing the Truth is Protecting the Truth
