Given these effects, media freedom should be considered a lynchpin of other human rights, and attacks on media freedom should rightly be considered attacks on human rights themselves. States have a large role to play in maintaining and facilitating media freedom in their countries. However, sometimes, governments also jail journalists or restrict media freedom, requiring an international response to truly maintain human rights and media freedom worldwide. Today’s commemoration of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists also falls on a particularly unique time in history. To counter these new and emerging challenges, journalists, civil society, governments, and international organizations have joined forces to protect and promote media freedom.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 01, 2020 18:00 UTC