About the Conference

On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, MPEVH (Maison du Peuple d’Europe – European Community House) supports the organizers of this international conference bringing together journalists, academics, and legal experts to explore a pressing question:

Why do Israel’s leaders continue to evade accountability — and how can the media challenge this culture of impunity?

The event aims to highlight the systematic targeting of journalists in Gaza, the suppression of truth, and the moral and legal responsibility of the international community to defend justice and press freedom.

 

Key Discussion Themes

    • The deliberate targeting of journalists in Gaza and its impact on truth and accountability.

    • Media ethics in times of war and occupation.

    • The erosion of international humanitarian law through selective enforcement.

    • The role of journalists and human rights defenders in exposing war crimes.

    • The global failure to bring perpetrators to justice — and possible paths toward accountability.

 

Confirmed Speakers

    • Tineke Bennema – Writer, Historian & Journalist specialized in Middle Eastern affairs

    • Eildert Mulder – Journalist at Trouw, expert in Arab and Islamic affairs

    • Miryam Aouragh – Professor at the University of Westminster; lecturer at the Universities of Amsterdam and Oxford

    • Jelle Klaas – Lawyer at the Public Interest Litigation Project (PILP), specialist in strategic human rights litigation

    • Dr. Sai Englert – Assistant Professor at Leiden University, researcher on political economy and Middle East development

    • Diana Salaymah – Palestinian Rights Advocate

 

Supported by

MPEVH – European Community House 

True to its mission, the MPEVH works to promote peace, human dignity and justice through the exercise of citizenship and the practice of participatory and deliberative democracy