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JHR and Lisa LaFlamme return to Greenland Girls School as it transforms more lives
By Mercy Njoroge On February 23, 2025, the JHR Canada and Kenya teams visited Greenland Girls School in Kajiado County, ahead of the African Media Festival. The visit was part of a follow-up interview for the JHR podcast with the school’s founders, conducted by JHR Ambassador and podcast host Lisa LaFlamme. Lisa first visited the
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Mali
JHR-trained journalists win top prizes in Mali for stories on women’s rights and inclusion
Three JHR-trained journalists in Mali have won all three prizes in the Print Media category at the 2nd edition of the Media Inclusion Awards, recognizing their commitment to inclusive and credible journalism. Organized by the Haute Autorité de la Communication (HAC) with support from Search for Common Ground Mali, the competition honored 12 journalists as
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Kenya
JHR co-launches a new database of women experts to encourage gender-balanced journalism across Africa
by Mercy Njoroge & Joy Adigwe Recent research about east African media shows that women’s voices are significantly underrepresented. Furthermore, media coverage of women is often sensationalized and strips them of agency. Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) has partnered with Africa Women in Media (AWiM), a pan-African, women-led media development agency, to address this imbalance.
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Canada
Growing Indigenous Storytellers Fellowship: Meet the first cohort
JHR is excited to announce the first three fellows in the Growing Indigenous Storytellers Fellowship, a new initiative launched in partnership with the Indigenous Journalists Association (IJA) and APTN News, with support from the Google News Initiative. The program helps create more channels for Indigenous people to pursue careers in journalism in what is currently
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Kenya
JHR calls for stronger media collaboration in the fight against FGM
Kenya has made significant progress in reducing the prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), with rates dropping from 21% in 2014 to 15% in 2022, according to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey. However, young women and girls, especially in marginalized communities, remain at high risk. Ahead of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for
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Turkey
Syrians share hopes for a free press in their homeland’s future
Following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria on December 8, 2024, JHR’s team in Gaziantep conducted street interviews with Syrians, asking about their expectations for the media in a dictator-free Syria. They called for a press that reports the truth, reflects the people’s real experiences, and fosters mutual respect among Syria’s diverse communities.
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