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Alarming rise in deaths of journalists
in Europe prompts new actions for media freedom by the Council of Europe |
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On 27
January 2010 the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted
a Recommendation on Respect for Media Freedom, expressing alarm at the
murders of at least 20 journalists in Europe since 2007 and setting up new
mechanisms to identify and prevent violations of media
freedom. The
Council of Europe's Secretary-General is to publish regular
quarterly bulletins detailing abuses of media freedom and pressing member
states to fulfil their commitments, using information from journalists' and
human rights groups, including the AEJ, the International Federation of Journalists,
IPI, Article 19, Reporters Without Borders and others. The
Parliamentary Assembly's Recommendation 1897 also calls on all 47 member
states to live up to their newly-made pledges to review national
anti-terrorism laws to ensure they conform with their commitments on media
freedom, and to give full support to a new mechanism proposed by the
Council of Europe's Steering Committee on the Media, aimed at promoting
compliance with article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (on
freedom of expression). The AEJ
has observer status on the Steering Committee on the Media. A background
report by the AEJ's representative on media freedom, William Horsley, was
used, with other sources, to assist the Parliamentary Assembly in
its deliberations. Recommendation
on Respect for Media Freedom William
Horsley's background report to the Media Subcommittee of the PACE |
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