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Amal Clooney to Lead Envoy on Media Freedom
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0:49Now PlayingHuman rights lawyer Amal Clooney on the importance of media freedom: "Targetting journalists undermines democracy. It impedes our ability to hold the powerful to account."
Clooney said she was "honored" to have been appointed to the role by UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, where she will also serve as a Co-Chair of the High Level Panel of Legal Experts. That panel will "counter draconian laws that hinder journalists from going about their work," and will support countries to "strengthen legal mechanisms to protect journalists," a UK Foreign Office statement said Friday.
“Violence against journalists has reached alarming levels globally and we cannot turn a blind eye," Hunt said. “The media has a crucial role to play in holding the powerful to account. There is no escaping the fact that draconian and outdated laws around the world are being used to restrict the ability of the media to report the truth."
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