(i) monitoring and conducting investigations into cases reported by
journalists and other media practitioners, their families, unions, media
associations or civil society organizations working on the protection of
life, safety and security of journalists and other media practitioners;
(ii) coordinating policy and action between relevant government
authorities at local, provincial, and federal level;
(iii) coordinate with relevant stakeholders including civil society
organizations, unions, employers, and media industry associations as
well as government departments to implement best practices provided for
in the United Nations Plan of Action on Safety of Journalists and the
Issue of Impunity.
PART III
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION
8. (1) Government shall, by notification in the official gazette, establish a
Commission to be known as the Commission for the Protection of Journalist and
other Media Practitioners (CPJMP) to exercise the powers and perform the
functions under this Act.
(2) The Commission shall consist of (i) a Chairperson appointed under section 9;
(ii) Ex-Officio members from the following Departments of Government :(a) Secretary, Information Department;
(b) Secretary, Home Department;
(c) Secretary, Law Department; and
(d) Secretary, Human Rights Department
(iii) Non-official members shall comprise upon the following:(a) Nominee of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ);
(b) Nominee of All Pakistan Newspaper Society (APNS);
(c) Nnominee of Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE);
(d) Nominee of Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA);
(e) Nominee of Sindh Bar Council;
(f) Nominee of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP);
(g) Two members of Provincial Assembly to be nominated by
the Speaker; and
(h) Nominee of APNES;
(3) Members of t he Commission shall serve as n o m i n e e s of the
organizations that nominated them and not in their personal capacities. The
organizations listed in section 8(iii)) shall renew the term of their nominees on an
annual basis.
(4) The Commission may co-opt any person that has demonstrable
knowledge of, or practical experience in, the matters relating to journalism as an
observer to participate in one or more meetings.
Establishment
of Commission.
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