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Roundtable series on strengthening newsroom safety: A path forward for addressing online threats and harassment

The Democratic Republic of Congo

Canada World – Voice for Women and Girls DRC

Pakistan, Canada, Afghanistan

Afghan Safe Passage

Tunisia

Strengthening the role of the media in improving the sexual and reproductive health of young men and women in Tunisia

Tunisia

Empower LGBTQ community members to advocate for their human rights

Europe

Activating independent Russian and Belarusian journalists to combat information manipulation

Turkey & Tunisia

Canada World – Voice for Women and Girls Turkey & Tunisia

Pakistan

Connected Protection Journey Pakistan

Kenya

Canada World – Voice for Women and Girls Kenya

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Region : Kenya

  • Kenya

    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Kenya

    JHR-Kenya holds roundtable on the ethical reporting on femicide

    The high prevalence of gender-based violence and rising femicide cases in Kenya since 2016 have sparked widespread concern and condemnation, including from President William Ruto and other senior government authorities. Despite this acknowledgment, the number of incidents continues to grow. In 2024 alone, at least 97 women have been brutally killed by their intimate partners,

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