The Rights Track

In Episode 2 of Series 2, Todd talks to Elisabeth Witchell, Impunity Campaign Consultant with the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) about the human rights issues associated with being a journalist and the work of the Committee in defending those rights. The discussion focuses on the Committee’s use of the Global Impunity Index, which spotlights countries where journalists are murdered and their killers go free and which is used as evidence to lobby for justice and change. Apologies for the occasional poor quality of the audio in this episode. 00.00-5.05 Todd asks Elisabeth just how dangerous it is in certain parts of the world to be a journalist - Elisabeth says a ‘startlingly high’ number of journalists are not just killed but targeted, harrassed and murdered whilst doing their job. Elisabeth explains that in countries like Mexico, many journalists will not cover certain stories or topics because they are too afraid to do so. Elisabeth explains the CPJ’s Global Impunity Index 2016 which has identified