Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Publishes Report on Violence Against Journalists and Media Workers (July 21, 2014) [1]
On July 21, 2014, the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights published a report [3], entitled “Violence Against Journalists and Media Workers: Inter-American Standards and National Practices on Prevention, Protection and Prosecution of Perpetrators.” According to a press release [4], the report was created “[i]n response to the grave acts of violence committed against journalists and media workers in the region,” and “reviews international standards and domestic best practices on the prevention of crimes against journalists, the protection of journalists, and the struggle against impunity in crimes against them.” It also includes “recommendations . . . to improve protection of journalists and further the fight against impunity for the crimes that have been committed.”