Dorothea Krimitsas, Deputy Head of Public Relations, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Prof Jackie Harrison, Chair, Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM), University of SheffieldInternational Conference on Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

UNESCO partners with Inter-American System of Human Rights for Impunity conference to take place on 9-10 October 2015 in San José, Costa Rica. Actors from the judicial and legal communities will take part in this event as an advance commemoration of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (2 November).

The conference will examine how impunity towards crimes against journalists is considered one of the main factors fuelling the cycle of violent crime against the exercise of freedom of expression and human rights more broadly. It will deepen and share experience and jurisprudence of International Courts, as well as national references in regard to national High Courts.

Details

Type of Event Working group
Start 09.10.2015 09:00 local time
End 10.10.2015 18:00 local time
Focal point Cyranek, Gunther Heinz
Organizer Inter-American System of Human Rights
Country Costa Rica
City San Jose
Language of Event English
Estimated number of participants 200
Link 1 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

Source: UNESCO