Last updated: 08 June 2018
information provided by the relevant Member States on a voluntary basis on the killing of journalists, and
non-responses, and be made widely available”.
As concerns the status of judicial enquiries into the killings of journalists, UNESCO’s data is based solely
on information provided by the Member States in which ki llings of journalists condemned by UNESCO’s
Director-General have occurred. Each year, UNESCO sends out a letter to the Permanent Delegations of
these Member States requesting them for an official update on the judicial follow-up to the cases of
killed journalists. It is the Permanent Delegation’s responsibility to transfer the letter to the competent
authorities at national level. On the basis of the information provided, UNESCO prepares the DirectorGeneral’s Report on the Safety of Journalists or the World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media
Development Report, depending on the year.
To a large extent, these procedures are typical of monitoring mechanisms under international law.
OHCHR, UNESCO, ILO and other agencies that are responsible for these mechanisms take particular care
to integrate in these standard operating procedures the requirement of consultation with the Member
States concerned.
Similarly, ILO is able to verify reported violations and abuses committed against trade unionists using
data from its stakeholders.
As a result of these processes, administrative data on violence against journalists, trade unionists and
other human rights defenders are generated by international organizations. OHCHR will compile and
integrate the data using a common data management tool.
In the future, National Human Rights Institutions, National Statistical Offices, other government agencies
as well as civil society organizations and networks will play an important role in the collection of data.
NHRIs, on the basis of their own mandate, are able to investigate cases of
violations and abuses brought to their attention. Several NHRIs have also institutionalized the
provision of legal advice and other forms of support to victims of abuses who wish to access international
mechanisms. NSOs, on the other hand, can complement this work by ensuring the implementation of
internationally-accepted statistical standards, including on data exchange and dissemination for this
indicator.
OHCHR, UNESCO and ILO will work jointly with national stakeholders to build capacity, harmonize data
collection procedures and produce globally comparable results.
3.c. Data collection calendar (FREQ_COLL)
I-III quarter 2017, for 2015 data
III-IV quarter 2017, for 2016 data
3.d. Data release calendar (REL_CAL_POLICY)
II quarter 2016 and 2017, for 2015 and 2016 (UNESCO data)
II quarter 2018, for 2015, 2016, 2017 data (UNESCO, OHCHR, ILO data)