CPJ works closely with freedom of expression organizations around the world to combat impunity. We encourage you to explore the resources available from these Philippine, Russian, and international organizations:
- Philippine Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno calls for an
end to the culture of impunity in remarks to the International Conference
on Impunity and Press Freedom in Manila in February 2008.
- Inter
American Press Association: In 1995 IAPA launched its "Unpunished
Crimes against Journalists Campaign." The campaign investigates and
protests the lack of justice in the killings of dozens of journalists throughout
the Americas, spurs legal action, and raises awareness.
- Center
for Media Freedom and Responsibility: Founded in 1986, CMFR works to strengthen
the free press and promote quality, responsibility, and ethics in the Philippine
media. CMFR is a founding member and secretariat of the Freedom
Fund for Filipino Journalists, a coalition of Philippine media groups
that provides legal and financial support for the prosecution of journalist
murders. Other FFFJ members are Philippine
Press Institute, the Center
for Community Journalism and Development, Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster
ng Pilipinas, Philippine
Center for Investigative Journalism, and Philippine
News.
- National
Union of Journalists of the Philippines. Representing the Philippine working
press, NUJP publishes information on journalists killed in the Philippines
since 1986 on its Stop
Killing Journalists campaign page.
- The
Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations: Founded in 2000 as a
human rights organization within the Russian
Union of Journalists, CJES monitors violations of journalists' and
media rights in the Russian Federation. The group investigates murders, disappearances,
assassination attempts, and other attacks against journalists.
- The
Glasnost Defense Foundation: Based in Moscow, the GDF provides legal support
and advocacy to mass media in Russia and monitors media rights abuses.
- International
Federation of Journalists: The IFJ has launched a database on the Deaths
and Disappearances of Journalists in Russia since 1993.
- International
News Safety Institute: INSI provides information on training and other
resources available to journalists working in dangerous, hostile environments.
INSI, the International
Press Institute, World
Association of Newspapers, and Reporters
sans Frontieres also publish annual lists of members of the media
who have been killed.
- The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation supports a variety of press initiatives, including IAPA's anti-impunity campaign in Latin America and CPJ's global campaign against impunity.
