NPC South Sudan legal proposes separate court for Journalists during panel discussions

NPC South Sudan Legal Advisor Adv. Godfrey Victor Bulla on Friday during the panel discussion

5 November 2021.NPC South Sudan Legal Advisor Adv. Godfrey Victor Bulla on Friday have represented NPC-SS in a panel discussion about “Justice to Journalists”, specifically the implications of the impunity at large as South Sudan commemorates International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in South Sudan.

“I proposed the adoption of the separate court like the GBV Court to deal with offenses committed against journalists and that court will give more emphasis on the cases of journalists”, said Adv. Godfrey during the panel discussion on Friday.

He said the attack on journalists means an attack on freedom of the press. “Democracy will lose its meaning if citizens are not informed, empowered, and sensitized properly”.

The event was held at Internews, Afex Riverside that brought together different actors such as media houses, advocacy bodies at the media discussion. NPC South Sudan.

NPC South Sudan Legal Advisor Adv. Godfrey Victor Bulla on Friday during the panel discussion