Mexico's Killing Fields: 219 Journalists Murdered Since 2000
Mexico's Killing Fields: 219 Journalists Murdered Since 2000
Published 3 November 2016
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Journalists are being hunted down and killed for their work in Mexico.
Since 2000, 219 journalists have been murdered, including 12 women, while another 20 have disappeared and at least 50 media offices have suffered some type of attack, the National Commission of Human Rights, or CNDH, said Thursday.
“The increase in attacks on journalists and media in the country and the almost total impunity that persist in these cases prevent the full exercise of freedom of expression and democratic consolidation of Mexico,” the CNDH said.
The body also warned that this situation restricts society’s right to have the necessary information that leads to the free decision-making process and as a free press is essential for a democratic society.
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http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Mexicos-Killing-Fields-219-Journalists-Murdered-Since-2000-20161103-0008.html
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