“Have journalists been killed? this is how Rosario Piedra, new holder of the National Commission on Human Rights (CNDH) responded to a reporter’s questioning about the situation of communicators and that this year has been the worst for journalists.
-A pending issue which was denounced by the previous Ombudsman is the lack of freedom of expression. How will you attack this question that has been criticized by the Government?, a reporter questioned.
-“I think where there was a lack of freedom of expression was in the previous six years. And I don’t say it, there are all the journalists killed, missing or intimidated,” Rosario replied.
Reporter: This year has been the worst for journalists.
Rosario: Have journalists been killed?
Reporter: Haven’t you heard about the murder of journalists?
Rosario: I mean, look, I’ve seen, yes, what happened in six-year past and it’s a terrible thing.
After protesting and cries of opposition fraud, Rosario de Piedra said that in this Government migrants are no longer assaulted and the cases of murders of journalists were unaware.
Reporters asked the president of the @CNDH, Rosario Piedra about some of the country’s problems such as the murder of journalists… she replied “have journalists been killed?” #AzucenaxMilenio pic.twitter.com/D4XjQRGfZN
— Azucena Uresti (@azucenau) November 13, 2019
For this response, the non-governmental organization Displaced Journalists of Mexico filed a complaint with the CNDH against its own owner, Rosario Piedra Ibarra.
The answer (have journalists been murdered?), the NGO says, is a violation of the human rights of the families of the communicators killed in Mexico.
“The response provokes a sense of vulnerability, in the face of ignorance of such a stark reality, coming from the same holder of the National Commission on Human Rights, at the same time, it generates uncertainty and fear in those who have been subjected to attacks on their individuals and their families for the always fact of reporting.”
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This NGO has filed a complaint with the @CNDH against its @RosarioPiedraIb owner for its regrettable responses to the serious problems of murders against journalists in Mexico. Likewise, the complaint extends vs … ?? pic.twitter.com/ucrJuQFLgK
— Displaced Journalists Mexico (@PDesplazadosMX) November 13, 2019
According to Journalists Displaced from Mexico, 13 journalists have been killed in the course of Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s six-year period.
Article 19, an international human rights organization for the defence of freedom of expression and the right to information, notes that 11 journalists have been killed in the course of the six-year term; 10 have occurred in 2019.
⚠️, so far as the six-year period, 11 journalists have been killed; 10 have occurred in 2019.
?We have documented the murder of 131 journalists since 2000 and more than 99% of the crimes remain unpunished.
??Mexico is the most dangerous country to practice journalism. pic.twitter.com/0jKFVLd3NV
— ARTICLE 19 MX-CA (@article19mex) November 13, 2019
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