To celebrate the 2021 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, a hybrid format high-level roundtable discussion will be organized on 3 November 2021 by Ossigeno per l'informazione at the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights in Syracuse, Italy. The roundtable will provide a platform for dialogue among prosecutors and journalists on prevention and protection measures to address the safety of journalists, and it will highlight the instrumental role of prosecutorial services in investigating and prosecuting not only killings, but also threats of violence against journalists.

The United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/68/163 at its 68th session in 2013, which proclaimed the 2 November as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDEI). Since then, global commemorations of IDEI serve as a unique opportunity to raise awareness and promote a dialogue between all actors involved in combatting impunity for crimes against journalists. The main event to celebrate the 2021 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists will be a hybrid format high-level roundtable discussion, which will be organized by Ossigeno per l’informazione on 3 November 2021 at the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights in Syracuse, Italy. The event will provide a platform for dialogue among prosecutors and journalists on prevention and protection measures to address the safety of journalists, and it will highlight the instrumental role of prosecutorial services in investigating and prosecuting not only killings, but also threats of violence against journalists. The discussion will notably be informed by the Guidelines for prosecutors on cases of crimes against journalists, jointly published by UNESCO and the International Association of Prosecutors (available in 17 languages). 

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