CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2 November as the ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ in General Assembly Resolution A/RES/68/163. The Resolution urged Member States to implement definite measures countering the present culture of impunity.

Detailed explanation-2: -2nd November- All Souls’ Day All Souls’ Day is observed on November 2nd to honor the souls who have passed away.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main event to celebrate the 2022 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists is a High-Level Multi-Stakeholder Conference on the Safety of Journalists with the theme “Protecting Media to Protect Democracy” in Vienna, Austria. This year’s slogan is Knowing the “Truth is Protecting the Truth”.

Detailed explanation-4: -Impunity is avoidance of punishment, loss, or other negative consequences for an action. In the international law of human rights, impunity is failure to bring perpetrators of human rights violations to justice and, as such, itself constitutes a denial of the victims’ right to justice and redress.

Detailed explanation-5: -"To commemorate the IDEI and to mark the 10th Anniversary of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists, UNESCO will prepare social media campaign posts with the theme of the day is “MAKE IMPUNITY VISIBLE”, which shall include but not limited to: IDEI video 2022: Make Impunity Visible.