Monitoring Crimes Against Journalists
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The and launched the , with concrete recommendations for journalists and editors on how to capture information about international crimes so that it may be admitted as evidence in court.
The Guide provides advice about several legal issues in a way that is accessible to non-legal experts, including:
Privileges regarding the protection of confidential sources and not having to testify
What constitutes an international crime
Different types of evidence and basic rules regarding admissibility of evidence
How to gather information in a way that promotes its legal reliability and tips on doing this
Interviewing victims and witnesses
The Guide also includes a section on Resources with links to various written documents, apps and civil society organisations which can provide support.
The Guide was inspired by the invasion of Ukraine, but it is not tailored to that conflict and is, instead, applicable globally.
The Guide is available in English , Burmese , Ukrainian and Russian .