The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly:

11. Urges OSCE participating States to ensure the safety of journalists in all conflictzones through respect for human rights law and international humanitarian law;

12. Encourages all OSCE participating States to join the 52 member countries of theMedia Freedom Coalition by signing the Pledge on Media Freedom;

13. Reiterates that journalists covering armed conflicts have civilian status, as theyare not participants in the conflicts they cover and, as such, are protected by theapplicable guarantees under human rights law and international humanitarianlaw;

14. Condemns resolutely and unequivocally all violence against journalists operatingin conflict zones, and remembers the 26 journalists reported by ReportersWithout Borders to have been killed this year, including the seven who have losttheir lives covering the Ukraine conflict;

15. Calls on OSCE participating States to ensure that perpetrators of attacks againstjournalists are held accountable in courts of law for their actions;

16. Urges the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media to monitor and reporton the safety of journalists during the conflict in Ukraine;

17. Calls for open and committed dialogue among governments, non-state groups,journalists, and other interested parties in order to strengthen protections topromote the safety of, and respect for, those reporting on a conflict.

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