The "Charter o Rome": respect of asylum seekers, migrants, refugees in news

Policy Response DateApril 28, 2009 Country: Italy Address: Rome General Type: Racist discourse, Discrimination, Equality/Integration Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Inter-ethnic
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Asylum seekers Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Media Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Internet, TV Media, Radio, Public Discourse, Newspaper

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The ‘Charter of Rome’ is a code of conduct promoted by the National Council of Journalists' association and National Federation of Italian Press, in collaboration with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The Charter sets the professional standards to respect when journalists deal with news on refugees, asylum seekers, victims of trafficking and migrants. It contains furthermore guidelines for journalists to deal with these news in a balanced and accurate way.

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