CoE: Committee of Ministers describes the protection of journalism and safety of journalists as alarming and unacceptable
by Katrin WelkerThe Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe published a Recommendation on the protection of journalism and safety of journalists. The Recommendation is based on the documents published by the media, non-governmental organisations and human rights defenders.
The abuses and crimes that journalists are suffering from are described as alarming and unacceptable. They range from being threatened and harassed to torture and even killing because of their investigative work. These crimes especially happen in cases where the work is focused on misuse of power, corruption, human rights violation, criminal activities, terrorism and fundamentalism. Furthermore, the Committee is…