UN Security Council resolution 1738

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The Resolution 1738 of the UN Security Council is a resolution which the status of journalists in armed conflicts is to strengthen and the United Nations Security Council has adopted unanimously at its 5613th meeting on 23 December of 2006.

The Panel reaffirmed the protection of civilians with reference to its previous Resolutions 1265 , 1296 and 1674 on the Protection of Civilians , and Resolution 1502 on the Protection of United Nations Personnel and Humanitarian Aid Agencies. The Council explicitly recognized the need to protect journalists and media representatives from violent attacks in armed conflict and condemned deliberate attacks against them. At the same time, there is a demand to stop such attack practices on all sides.

The Security Council recalled that journalists are civilians even though they are granted prisoner-of-war status under Article 4.A.4 of the Third Geneva Convention regardless of the Council's decision , provided they are war correspondents accredited to a participating armed force. This also goes hand in hand with the classification of equipment from journalists and media facilities as civil objects, which may only be attacked if they are used for military purposes.

However, the resolution also expresses the Security Council's determination to crack down on media broadcasts if they incite genocide , crimes against humanity or serious violations of international human rights.

The resolution expressly puts journalists, other media representatives and their auxiliaries on an equal footing with other civilians, and instructs the Secretary General to review developments in the protection and safety of journalists, other media representatives and their auxiliaries within his regular reports on the protection of civilians in armed conflict to be described separately.

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