May 3rd, 2023 brings back the day chosen at the United Nations General Assembly 30 years ago as World Press Freedom Day.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in its article 19 states "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."

The Citizens' Rights Office (OPC), on this special day, "[...] salutes all the workers of the Press who risk their lives every day in a society plagued by glaring social inequalities to give voice to the marginalized, to victims from all walks of life, betrayed by the irresponsibility of rulers and resigning elites," recalling that "Freedom of expression constitutes the essential element for the enjoyment and protection of all other human rights."

The OPC remembers all journalists murdered in the exercise of their profession by enemies of the truth...

The year 2022 has been one of the most violent years for journalism in Haiti, 9 journalists have been murdered in addition to several cases of attacks in the exercise of their functions and abuses by authorities on journalists in 2022, https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38530-haiti-black-year-9-journalists-killed-in-2022-others-attacked-in-the-country.html when Haiti has found 3rd country in the world where the most journalists are killed https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38530-haiti-black-year-9-journalists-killed-in-2022-others-attacked-in-the-country.html . In 2023 the number of Journalists murdered has increased again, in the indifference of the authorities. For the first 4 months of the year already 4 Haitian journalists have lost their lives according to the Organization of Citizens for a New Haiti (OCNH)

In the 21st annual world ranking (2023) of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) dominated by Norway in first position with a score of 95.18, Haiti is among the countries that have lost more places with a decline of 29 places. Haiti is 99th out of 180 countries with a score of 57.38 (in 2022 Haiti was ranked 70th with a score of 64.55).

Our Dominican neighbors are down 13 places and rank 43rd with a score of 71.88 (30th in 2022 with a score of 76.9) but remain ahead of the United States ranked 45th with a score of 71.22

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38799-haiti-flash-haiti-3rd-in-the-world-ranking-of-the-number-of-journalists-killed-2022-report.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38530-haiti-black-year-9-journalists-killed-in-2022-others-attacked-in-the-country.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-38422-icihaiti-obituaries-the-journalist-franklin-tamar-killed.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38024-haiti-death-of-journalist-vilsaint-the-pnh-explains-and-presents-its-sympathies.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38023-haiti-news-zapping.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37631-haiti-flash-two-young-journalists-killed-in-cite-soleil.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35656-haiti-flash-2-haitian-journalists-fall-under-gangs-bullets.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-33543-haiti-insecurityfreedom-of-the-press-haiti-has-lost-25-places-in-2-years.html

SL/ HaitiLibre