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GUNA calls for end to abuse of journalists

The Ghana United Nations Association (GUNA) has sent a clarion call to Ghanaians to stop any form of abuse, and ill-treatment meted out to journalists in their line of duty.

Date Created : 11/2/2017 3:00:20 AM : Story Author : Cliff

In a release signed by the Director of Administration, Rev. Kingsley Osafo-Mireku on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity and Crimes against Journalists, GUNA underscored the critical role played by journalists serving as intermediary between governments and its citizens in educating and informing them about happenings around them, be it government programmes and policies among others.

GUNA however noted that, journalists, in their quest to deliver on their mandate to the populace “a number of journalists have suffered serious injustices and mortal abuse by politically aligned thugs and hooligans, public officials and agencies even to extents, where some of them have lost their lives in the line of duty”.

The Association therefore believes that instead of the injustices meted out to them, journalists should rather be protected and assisted to deliver. To this end, “GUNA is calling on all Ghanaians to protect the noble profession of journalists. We are also calling on all political parties to discipline their followers to see the journalist as agents of development thus, advance national security, peace and development.

The statement also pointed out to the importance of media pluralism and its relevance to easy and quality information. It has therefore added its voice to calls for the “National Communication Authority (NCA) to reconsider its decision on the closure of media houses since that act will consequently render thousands of journalists jobless and more so obliterate free speech which is one of the cardinal principles in the practice of democracy.

GUNA therefore congratulates all “gallant journalists who have unearthed rot and corruption in our country. To those who have fallen in the line of duty, we say adieu to you”.