"The international community is facing multiple crises: conflict and violence, persistent socioeconomic inequalities that drive migration, environmental crises, and challenges to the health and well-being of people around the world. At the same time, misinformation and misinformation are spreading
. erroneous both online and in other media
, with serious repercussions for the institutions that uphold democracy, the rule of law and human rights," says a document published by the UN on May 3, International
Press Freedom Day
.
It also talks about the safety of journalists.
Censorship is too crude a resource
, especially today, when it is so easy to harass, insult and mistreat on social networks.
And in these attacks, the main victims are female journalists
.
According to UNESCO, 73% of women journalists have experienced online violence at some time and
20% of women journalists have been attacked or abused in person
in connection with online abuse.
Consequence: a third of women journalists consider
leaving the profession due to attacks and threats.
That's why some colleagues resign.
This is how silence is achieved.
Not just any silence.
"Gender editors were appointed in various media outlets with the idea that all content had this perspective. However, after the pandemic and with the
advance of conservative and anti-rights groups in the world
, gender issues became a side," says a document published last week by the Committee of Experts on Gender Violence of the Organization of American States (OAS).
It also says that journalists suffer
the "advance of a broad process of inhibition and self-censorship
. "
"Online violence has consequences on people's health, work, social and family life, as well as a severe impact on the free exercise of freedom of expression," the document added.
The limits of virtuality are crossed when
hostility, threats and surveillance are replicated in the physical world
”.
Digital violence is not "virtual", it is real.
"Hate speech has a negative effect on public debate and democracy because it silences voices," says the UN.
The most attacked in these hate speeches are women
, mainly politicians and journalists.
It is surprising that sometimes this hate speech also comes from women.
look too
Violence against women in public and political life: fear, impunity and self-censorship
Hate speech: fear silences voices
