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Media pushes for investigations against police in multiple shootings
On April 21, 2006, four people were shot dead in a police chase to catch alleged robbers in another car. Apparently, the local police shot the victims of the crime rather than the perpetrators. One month later another boy was shot in front of his home by police in yet another pursuit to catch robbers.
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Q & A: Why One Overseas Trainer Decided To Continue Giving Back
Interview conducted by Aileen Doyle, 2010 Greg Crompton is a former jhr trainer who worked in Sierra Leone. Since his return to Canada Mr Crompton has become one of jhr’s major donors. I sat down with Mr Crompton to find out more about his experience overseas, and what motivated him to continue his support for
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President launches Liberia’s first radio station for women
In August 2010 the president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visited jhr’s partner radio station LWDR (Liberia Women Democracy Radio), Liberia’s first radio station for women. jhr trainer Tamasin Ford has been working with local journalists for several months to create a radio station that empowers women and tackles gender issues. “You don’t hear much
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A jhr-trained journalist is one of very few Ghanaian reporters to visit a witch camp
In 2005, Ramana Shareef, a jhr-trained journalist at Metro TV, reported a story on the Gambaga Witches Camp in an attempt to personalize the elderly women that had all been banished from their villages. Because of the stigma that surrounds witchcraft in Ghana, many journalists refuse, in fear, to report on the topic. Shareef claims
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Promoting Human Rights Reporting Through Liberia Network
In April 2009, as part of the Human Rights Reporting Network, jhr and a group of Liberian journalists initiated The Liberian Journalists for Human Rights and Good Governance (LJHRGG). One year later, the LJHRGG is entirely in the care of 300 Liberian journalists and affiliates. Sam Zota Jr., the LJHRGG coordinator explained to jhr that
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Squatters under collapsed bridge are finally compensated
jhr-trained journalist, Moses Wenyou reported a story in December 2008 that had a significant impact on the lives of a group of Liberian people. A group of squatters under the collapsed Vai Town Bridge were awaiting resettlement compensation. Over 130 people were sleeping under the construction zone and washing their clothes over the collapsed area
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