Impact

Real Accounts from our Network of Journalists in the Field

  • JHR and the Dallaire Institute train journalists to strengthen reporting on children in armed conflict

    Journalists for Human Rights (JHR), in partnership with the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security, held a five-day training workshop in Kinshasa to strengthen journalists’ capacity to report on the prevention of the recruitment and use of children by armed forces and armed groups. The workshop, held from August 24 to 28, 2026, brought

  • Introducing the 2026 cohort of the BIPOC Youth Journalism Training Fellowship

    Congratulations to the 2026 cohort of the BIPOC Youth Journalism Training Fellowship! Funded by the Government of Canada and RBC, the program provides flexible paid work placements to emerging journalists of colour, equipping them with the skills, mentorship, and experience they need to pursue careers in journalism. Read more about this year’s fellows below: Ana

  • JHR-supported journalists document Gaza’s realities

    In the 2025 holiday season, with the help of Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and scores of individual donors, Journalists for Human Rights raised funds to launch the JHR Conflict Reporting Fund, intended to resource the capacity-building and financial support of journalists reporting on human rights issues in high-conflict zones. For journalists covering Gaza,

  • JHR explores partnership opportunities in Lebanon 

    As part of JHR’s efforts to expand its regional relationships, JHR-Iraq Program Coordinator Mohammed Al-Basem visited Beirut to meet with media outlets, human rights organizations and the media faculty at the Lebanese University. In these meetings, Basem introduced JHR’s work and its pioneering experience supporting journalism, media and local organizations across the countries where JHR

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  • Why media-CSO partnerships matter for safeguarding Nigeria’s democracy

    By Fidelis Mbah, Journalist & Deputy President of International Press Institute-Nigeria Recently, I had the privilege of moderating a Media and Civil Society Roundtable in Abuja that focused on a timely topic: Building Stronger Media-CSO Partnerships for Credible, Peaceful and Inclusive Elections in Nigeria. The roundtable was convened by Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) in