A DAY WITHOUT NEWS? CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 1110, tabled 26 February 2013 by Baroness Hoey (Labour). Signed by 34 members.

That this House welcomes the launch of the A Day Without News? campaign which is supported by Human Rights Watch, Reporters Without Borders, the Committee to Protect Journalists and the Rory Peck Trust; notes that it aims to draw sharper attention to the growing number of journalists who are being killed and injured while reporting on armed conflict in some cases as a result of direct targeting by the belligerents; further notes that A Day Without News? representatives will meet with governments who have shown interest and support for the campaign while pushing for political and diplomatic efforts on behalf of journalists working in conflict areas and partnering with educational institutions and those non-governmental organisations dedicated to the issue to identify, investigate and ultimately prosecute perpetrators where media personnel have been targeted and killed; and wishes the campaign well.

Signatures by party: Labour 21, DUP 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Conservative 2, Liberal Democrat 2, Alliance 1, Green 1, Plaid Cymru 1.