Journalists in Ghana joined the world to mark 2nd November as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, with the Theme, Raising Awareness on AI-facilitated Gender-Based Violence against Women Journalists. Journalists Chat-GBV by raising Awareness on AI Facilitated Gender Based Violence Against Female Journalists. According to UNESCO, as AI-generated deepfakes and gendered disinformation become more prevalent, women journalists are increasingly targeted by AI-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) — a growing threat to press freedom and gender equality.
Infact, ‘’Silencing a female journalist online is like silencing a thousand voices’’
Ghanaian Educationist/Politician Dr. Kwagyir Aggrey once said ‘’when you educate a man you educate an individual, when you educate a woman, you educate a nation’’… and so issues that affect women ought to be taken seriously.
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Background:
Every year, UNESCO, as the coordinator of the United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of
Journalists and the Issue of Impunity, spearheads the commemoration of the International Day to
End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (IDEI), to create awareness about the dangers that
journalists face in informing communities, to hold the memory of journalists that have been killed
in their course of their work, and to seek accountability for crimes committed against journalists.
The 2025 commemoration is the 11th edition since it was proclaimed in 1993 as the International
Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists by the UN General Assembly. Every year’s
commemoration is to reinforce the key themes and messages related to the overall fight against
impunity and provides an opportunity for stakeholders, including Member States, Civil society,
media. and various coalitions, to reaffirm their commitment to the implementation of the UN Plan
of Action for Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity.
