People’s tribunal for murder of journalists opens at The Hague
A collective of advocacy groups aims to raise awareness of crimes against journalists.
Journalists around the world are frequently detained, kidnapped and even killed – simply for reporting the news.
In the past 30 years, at least 1,400 journalists have been killed. Yet most of those responsible for their deaths have faced no accountability.
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A collective of advocacy groups has come together in The Hague to raise awareness of the issue, but will it be enough to turn this around?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Guests:
Leon Willems – Director of Free Press Unlimited
Corinne Vella – Sister of Daphne Caruana Galizia, murdered Maltese journalist & head of Media Relations, Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation
Julie Posetti – Global Director of Research at the International Center for Journalists & Research Associate, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University