Journalists Matter : Background documents
Standards and tools
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)4 on the protection of journalism and safety of journalists and other media actors
- Implementation guide “How to protect journalists and other media actors?”
- Pocket guide: Key actions for improved safety of journalists
- Resolution on the safety of journalists of the Conference of Ministers responsible for Media and Information Society Artificial Intelligence – Intelligent Politics, 10-11 June 2021
- HELP Online course on protection and safety of journalists
Reports
- Annual Report 2023 by the Partner Organisations to the Council of Europe Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists “War in Europe and the Fight for the Right to Report"
- 2023 Annual Report of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe State of Democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law
- A mission to inform: journalists at risk speak out A mission to inform: journalists at risk speak out
- Journalists under pressure (2017)
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
- Resolution 2116 (2016) - Urgent need to prevent human rights violations during peaceful protests
- Guaranteeing media freedom and the safety of journalists: an obligation of member States Doc. 15891 - Report
- Resolution 2317 (2020) Threats to media freedom and journalists’ security in Europe
- Recommendation 2168 (2020) Threats to media freedom and journalists’ security in Europe
- Resolution 2213 (2018) The status of journalists in Europe
- Resolution 2141 (2017) Attacks against journalists and media freedom in Europe
- Resolution 2035 (2015) Protection of the safety of journalists and of media freedom in Europe
- Resolution 1535 (2007) Threats to the lives and freedom of expression of journalists
- Report on Guaranteeing media freedom and the safety of journalists: an obligation of member States
Congress of local and regional authorities
Venice Commission
ECHR case laws
- GONGADZE v. UKRAINE
- Article 10 - Contributions to public debate: Journalists and other actors
- Article 10 - Positive obligations of the State to protect journalists and journalistic activities
- CASE OF SELMANI AND OTHERS v. THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
- CASE OF KHADIJA ISMAYILOVA v. AZERBAIJAN (No. 2)
- CASE OF AKHMEDNABIYEV AND KAMALOV v. RUSSIA
- CASE OF MAZEPA AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA
Execution Judgments
- Interim Resolution CM/ResDH(2009)74 - Execution of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights - Gongadze against Ukraine
- Interim Resolution CM/ResDH(2022)251 - Execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights - Mammadli group against Azerbaijan
- H46-3 Khadija Ismayilova v. Azerbaijan (Application No. 65286/13)
https://hudoc.exec.coe.int/eng?i=004-52409 - DINK v. Turkey
- H46-3 Mahmudov and Agazade group v. Azerbaijan
- H46-30 Gongadze v. Ukraine
https://hudoc.exec.coe.int/eng?i=004-31344
