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Press watchdog warns of war victims being forgotten in Syria

Xinhua, June 23, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) warns on Tuesday that fewer journalists are covering the war because it is too dangerous and more efforts need to be done so as to prevent the war victims being forgotten.

During the Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, which is part of the ongoing 29th session of the UN Human Rights Council, PEC said that Syria has been the most deadly country for journalists for three consecutive years.

A large part of the country is under control of the group ISIL (Islamic State in the Levant) and is inaccessible to the media and the humanitarian workers, a representative from PEC said, adding that there are less victims this year among journalists in Syria but this is "not a good sign."

"The conflict has entered a new phase. The war in Syria has disappeared from the front pages of the newspapers, public opinion sees no more footage on their screens," the PEC representative said.

According to an earlier report by PEC, Journalists paid a very high price to inform the public about the human sufferings and the conflict situation in Syria, with at least 75 media workers killed in Syria since March 2011.

A non-governmental organization with special consultative UN status, the PEC was founded in June 2004 by a group of journalists from several countries with the aim to strengthen legal protection and safety of journalists in zones of conflict and civil unrest or on dangerous missions. Endit