#safetyofjournalists

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DAY I - SESSION 1: Safety of journalists in elections and crisis contexts: risks to democracies.

This session will delve into the security, violence and attacks against journalists and communicators during election periods and crisis contexts, as well as the specific obligations and responsibilities of States, officials and electoral authorities in these contexts. Participants will be able to delve into the integrity of elections, the risks faced by democratic institutions, as well as other issues related to journalistic coverage, protests and discrimination against women journalists during election cycles and other crisis contexts.

Moderator: Santiago Cantón, Secretary-General of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)

Testimonies from:

Patience Nyange, Executive Director, Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK)

Nataliya Gumenyuk, Co-Founder, Public Interest Journalism Lab, Ukraine

Panel discussion:

Andrea Cairola, Senior Programme Specialist, UNESCO

Zoe Titus, Chairperson, Global Forum for Media Development, Executive Director, Namibia Media Trust 

Ambassador Salah S. Hammad, Head of African Governannce Architecture Secretariat, African Union

Gerardo de Icaza, Director, Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation, Organization of American States 

Arif Zulkifli, Chairperson, Law Commission, Indonesian Press Council

10:30 - 11:30  - Session 1: Safety of journalists in elections and crisis contexts: risks to democracies.