Impact

Real Accounts from our Network of Journalists in the Field

  • Journalists for Human Rights blog post

    A new day in Syria

    By Rachel Pulfer President, Journalists for Human Rights It’s midday in Toronto, December 2024. I’m watching the footage of a river of cars. Thousands of Syrians are making their way back to Syria from Turkey. For most, it is the first time in years. These are the moments that so many across the Syrian diaspora

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    Journalists for Human Rights and The Walrus launch Contributing Writers Program to amplify diverse voices in Canadian media

    Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) and The Walrus are proud to announce the launch of the JHR and The Walrus Contributing Writers Program. This new program will provide journalists, particularly those displaced due to crisis or persecution, with the opportunity to conduct in-depth reporting for The Walrus. Building on JHR’s successful Journalist in Residence Project

  • JHR holiday campaign giveaway: Win a rare piece of history when you donate before year-end

    Journalists for Human Rights is thrilled to offer a unique opportunity to our supporters this holiday season: two limited-edition photographs of Andrei Sakharov and Mikhail Gorbachev, taken by renowned photographer Yuri Rost. These rare pieces of history were generously donated to JHR by Russian journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov during his visit

  • Celebrating the launch of the Resilience Network in Toronto

    Friday, December 5, 2024, TORONTO: Journalists for Human Rights was proud to support our partners at Resilient Societies for the Toronto launch of the Resilience Network, a global initiative that empowers exiled democracy, civil society, and human rights advocates to continue their advocacy and civic engagement in a safe and supportive environment.  The Resilience Network

  • 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,

  • Douar Bouzna community gains access to clean water after JHR-led awareness drive

    In June 2023, JHR President Rachel Pulfer joined the JHR-Tunisia team on a reporting trip to Douar Bouzna, a locality near the Beja Governorate where residents relied on a muddied stream as their only source of potable water. The contaminated stream was unfit for consumption and had devastating health consequences for the community. One woman