The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization has added voice to calls for investigation into the death of Journalist Isaac Vuni.

In a statement, the Director of UNESCO, Irena Bokova, condemned the Killing of Mr Vuni, who was a senior journalist of Juba Monitor daily newspaper.

“It is important for society as a whole that the authorities investigate and bring to trial those who resort to violence to muzzle the media and deprive people of information they need,” Ms Bokova stated.

According to family members, the body of Mr Vuni was found on a farm in the village of Kerepi on September 26, 3 months after he was kidnapped from his home by unidentified gunmen around June.

On 6 Oct, three media organizations called for investigations into the killing.

In a joint statement, the Association for Media Development, Union of Journalist, and the National Editors Forum, said some of the journalists killed were targeted for their work.

According to the groups, journalists have continued to face constant harassment in the country.

The three organizations expressed concern about what they describe as an alarming level of impunity for crimes against journalists.

They appealed to the government to bring the killers to justice and an end harassment.