Killing Journalists Is Basically Legal in Africa
Part of composite article Kenya's Press Freedom Crisis: 92 Attacks on Journalists Expose Dangerous Impunity View full article →
Nine out of ten crimes against journalists in Africa go unpunished, according to a new Unesco report. The finding comes as the world marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists on Monday.
The day honors Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, two Radio France Internationale journalists murdered in Mali on 2 November 2013. Their killers were never brought to justice.
Unesco's report shows that attacks and harassment targeting the press remain largely unpunished across Africa and worldwide. Impunity means no one is held responsible for the crime.