Mexican parliament votes for better protection of journalists
On Tuesday, the Mexican Senate approved a constitutional amendment to better protect journalists.
The Chamber of Deputies had previously spoken out in favor of the amendment, which places all crimes committed against media representatives under the jurisdiction of the federal prosecutor, although the amendment cannot come into force until at least 17 of the 31 Mexican states have ratified it. Until now, attacks on Mexican journalists have rarely been prosecuted.
According to the National Human Rights Commission, 74 journalists were murdered in Mexico between 2000 and 2011. The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists puts the number of journalists killed during this period at 54. (SDA/DAPD)
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