The Initiative on Impunity and the Rule of Law

Legal Instruments Study by Dr Carmen Draghici and Prof Lorna Woods, and Political Aspects Study by William Horsley with Conclusions and Recommendations (updated version of July 2011); a background document for the UN Inter-agency meeting on Safety of Journalists and the issue of Impunity at UNESCO HQ in Paris on September 13-14th 2011

Legal Instruments Study – Research and Conclusions

Powerpoint presentation by Dr. Carmen Draghici of the Legal Instruments Study 

Policy Research Archive

Arab Spring 2011 – Timeline
Article 19
Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ
European External Action Service (EEAS)
European Human Rights Advocacy Centre, EHRAC – Prof Bill Bowring
European Parliament – Heidi Hautala
European Parliament – Sophie in ‘t Veld
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights – Mario Oetheimer
International News Safety Institute, INSI
Media Legal Defence Initiative, MLDI
Miklos Haraszti, Columbia Law School
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media – Dunja Mijatovic
Russian Union of Journalists, RUJ – Nadezda Azhgikhina
UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression – Frank la Rue

Supporters: The Directors of the Impunity Initiative wish to thank the following organisations for their support, which made the Research and the Working Conference possible: The Open Society Foundation;  Norwegian PEN and the Swedish National Commission for UNESCO.