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End impunity for crimes against journalists, gov’t told

As part of its 2021 campaign to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) and Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) are calling on the government to take swift action to improve the state of impunity against journalists in the world’s youngest nation.

by Sudans Post
November 1, 2021

South Sudan journalists covering an even in the defunct Yei River state in 2016 [Photo via Facebook]
South Sudan journalists covering an even in the defunct Yei River state in 2016 [Photo via Facebook]
JUBA – As part of its 2021 campaign to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS) and Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) are calling on the government to take swift action to improve the state of impunity against journalists in the world’s youngest nation.

The 2021 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists highlights the instrumental role of prosecutorial services, investigating and prosecuting not only killings, but also threats of violence against journalists.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the UJOSS and CEPO expressed concern over the persistent increase in the assaults, threats, intimidations, arrests and detentions of journalists as well as closure of media houses.

UJOSS and CEPO urge authorities in South Sudan to always investigate cases involving journalists before taking actions.

“As we approach the day, we call for an end to all crimes and threats against journalists and urge all relevant stakeholders in the country, including members of the security personnel to respect the work which journalists do,” Edmund Yakani, Executive Director of CEPO said in a statement seen by Sudans Post.

“The issue of impunity against journalists in South Sudan is real and clear evidence that freedom of expression and the rights to information is still problematic in the country,” added Yakani.

The UJOSS and CEPO urge the Media Authority of South Sudan, Information Commission and the Communication Authority to take the lead towards ending impunity against journalists.

“The development of the code of conduct for journalists by the Media Authority of South Sudan is a great step towards correcting the situation of impunity against journalists. CEPO and UJOSS will partner with the Media Authority to disseminate the journalist’ code of conduct,” said Yakani.

According to the global impunity index released recently by the Committee to Protect Journalists South Sudan was ranked as one of the world’s worst countries in terms of prosecuting killers of journalists.

It shows 81% of journalist murders were not accounted for across the world in the last 10 years.

South Sudan has 5 unsolved cases of murder against journalists since September 2011.

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Comments 1

  1. Gol Bol says:
    4 years ago

    “End impunity for crimes against journalists, gov’t told”

    you will be dead with your damn journalism.

    You low lives have been told by the boys/girls who know the ‘dirty and sinister games’ always used over South Sudan and the South Sudanese people to grow the damn up and quick. *Roman Catholicism, Anglicism, Voodooism, Islamism, Judaism, UN-ism, NGO-ism, Budhu-ism, Hindus-ism. Shaman-ism, Presbyterianisms and all are greatest enemies*.

    Countries of Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Democratic republic of Congo ( D.R.C), central Africa republic (C.A.R), Rwanda, Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, Somalia and Abesh (so-called ethiopia) are not our equals, not in the slightest.

    But South Sudan is always used by by these *vermins/parasites/parasites*.

    Because Mr. Salva Kiir Mayardit, a lowly educated boy, but he is considered a Roman catholic boys, by our enemies. and thus, South Sudan is a Roman catholic and South Sudan people also are Roman Catholics, here we go!!!

    If you tell the truth to our elders, then they tell you that you are just bunch young boys with “bad attitudes towards white people” and but when the evil white people ‘bare their ugly teeth later’, then they roll over and say, they were no informed enough.

    And that was what caused the 15/12/2013 and 07/072016 in Juba. Mr. Salva Kiir Mayardit and his lowly informed advisors, have taken South Sudanese sacrifices granted.

    Everyone knows, Mr. Riek Machar, Lam Akol, Pagan Amuom, Uyai Deng Ajak, Majak Ajak Agoot, Rebecca Nyandeng, her ugly son, Thomas Cirillo and piece of trashes to mention above were not working for the interest of South Sudan and the Sudanese people.

    Mr. Salva Kiir Mayardit and Mr. Riek Machar even *invited to Rome by a scrounger, former Argentina low life, Mr. Pope Francis, went and knelt down on them as if he were kind some of a god*. Mr. Riek Machar didn’t come to South Sudan after his visit to Rome, he went to our Kiirtoum (Khartoum). What does that Pope Francis entails about *invitation to Rome*?

    Read this links again and again:1533 Jesuit Oath.odt
    Watch out fellows, you are going to be destroyed.

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