Attacks on journalists violate the human rights of individuals and undermine freedom of information and expression across societies. Impunity, which makes this terrible situation worse, is rampant. Of the 827 documented killings of journalists over the past decade, the information at hand shows that only 8 percent of perpetrators were held to account.

袭击记者不仅侵犯个人人权，而且损害所有社会的信息和表达自由。由于有罪不罚现象十分猖獗，使得这一恶劣局面雪上加霜。在过去十年里，有案可查的杀害记者事件多达827起，但目前掌握的信息显示，只有其中8%的犯罪人被追究责任。