SDG #16 is to “Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels”
Within SDG #16 are 12 targets, of which we here focus on Target 16.10:
Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements
Target 16.10 has two indicators:
Indicator 16.10.1: Number of verified cases of killing, kidnapping, enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention and torture of journalists, associated media personnel, trade unionists and human rights advocates in the previous 12 months
Indicator 16.10.2: Number of countries that adopt and implement constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information
The number of verified cases of killings of journalists, human rights defenders and trade unionists was 320 in 2021. In the SDG period, this number peaked in 2018 with 476 and was 349 in 2015, the year of the SDGs’ adoption.
The number of countries which adopted and implemented access to information laws and/or policies was 127 as of 2022.