Voices for justice
Across Europe and around the world, impunity for crimes against journalists continues to increase. That’s why, next November, we will revisit and relaunch Voices for Justice, a manifesto published in March 2026 calling for stronger international action to protect journalists and end impunity for crimes against the press.
Supported by leading press freedom organisations, the declaration warns that attacks on journalists threaten not only individual reporters but also the public’s right to access information and hold power to account. It calls for independent investigations into crimes against journalists, stronger legal safeguards for media workers, and greater international cooperation to combat impunity. The declaration concludes with a message that resonated throughout the festival: protecting journalists means protecting democracy.
The initiative is supported by the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation, the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, the European Federation of Journalists, the International Press Institute, Reporters Without Borders, and the European Broadcasting Union.
PROTECTING JOURNALISTS MEANS PROTECTING DEMOCRACY.
DEFENDING JOURNALIST SAFETY MEANS DEFENDING THE PUBLIC’S RIGHT TO KNOW.
The declaration
Because when journalists are attacked, it is not only individuals who are harmed, but the public's right to know.
