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DRC: National Assembly passes law to exempt sexual violence survivors from paying high legal fees
On May 18, 2023, DRC marked a big win in the country’s fight against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). The National Assembly passed a law that exempts SGBV survivors from paying legal fees when pursuing a case against their perpetrators. Barring one abstention, the assembly unanimously voted in favour of the law. This new law
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DRC: Political parties pledge to support law prioritizing women candidates in upcoming general elections
At a roundtable organized by JHR-DRC and UCOFEM in Kinshasa in February, multiple political parties came forward to pledge support for a new electoral law passed by President Felix Tshisekedi that offers financial incentives to political parties with gender-balanced candidate lists. The event saw participation from women’s right organizations and media as well. Article 13
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KENYA: JHR trainee highlights blind students’ struggle to access education
By Kayla Hounsell CBC National Reporter & JHR Trainer for the Canada World Program I’ll never forget the day Sheillah Nyamwaya came to pitch a story. She was an intern at the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, and I was a trainer for JHR, trying to identify human rights stories we could tell together. Sheillah was so
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KENYA: How climate change is driving FGM and early marriages
By Sylvia Thomson CBC News producer & JHR trainer for the Canada World program When I arrived in Nairobi in early January, the local JHR team here was talking a lot about climate change and how it intersects with gender issues. It’s been eye-opening in the hot, rainless months since then, to hear stories about
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MALI: JHR-trained journalists and CSOs recognized by the National Office of Reproductive Health in Mali
Dr Ben Moulaye, Director General of the National Office of Reproductive Health in Mali, presents an award to a JHR-Mali trained journalist at a ceremony in Bamako. In Bamako, the National Office of Reproductive Health in Mali (ONASR) celebrated its partnership with JHR-Mali by holding a certificate ceremony to recognize the success and contributions of
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JHR ED Rachel Pulfer joins RSF’s Christophe Deloire and Michel Cormier for discussion on the resilience of journalism
On February 16, 2023, Journalists for Human Rights was honoured to co-present a roundtable with Reporters Sans Frontieres on the resilience of journalism against its current challenges. Held at the Gladstone Hotel in downtown Toronto, the event welcomed JHR Board Vice Chair Peter Donolo, Canadian Press’s Andrea Baillie and Gerry Arnold, News Media Canada’s Paul
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