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– How does the UN monitor the implementation of its resolutions on journalists' safety? (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News December 23, 2017

A 5-minute IFEX guide to how the UN checks whether or not governments are putting their international commitments on journalists' safety and the problem of impunity into action – and how civil society can contribute.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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