(Freetown: 2nd November, 2026). The Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) has joined the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), and other media and press freedom organisations across the world to observe the ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ today, Monday, 2 November 2026, on the theme “Threats Evolve. Impunity Endures.”
In a General Assembly Resolution, the UN General Assembly declared 2 November the “International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.” The Resolution called on Member States to take decisive action to combat the current culture of impunity. The day was selected to honour the 2 November 2013, assassinations of two French journalists in Mali. This historic resolution denounces all forms of violence and assault against media professionals. Additionally, it urges member nations to take all reasonable steps to stop violence against media professionals and journalists, prosecute those who commit crimes against them, and guarantee that victims have access to suitable redress.
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