Gender-based violence: A scourge to be eradicated in Mali
Ms. Dembele Orokya, the National Director of the Promotion of Women at JHR’s roundtable Photo credit: JHR Mali In Mali, nearly 49% of women have been victims of physical and sexual violence at least once [...]
DRC: International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
By Prince Murhula Prince Murhula is the Project Manager at JHR – DRC. The Democratic Republic of Congo is a country that continues to record a significantly high number of assassinations, threats and assaults against [...]
JHR’s Statement on The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists – Nov 2
Journalists for Human Rights works to promote human rights awareness, better governance and transparency and stronger and more inclusive democratic outcomes. We do this through strengthening media worldwide. This includes working with government and civil [...]
Increasing Attacks on Journalists in Kenya Should Concern Us
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists 2020 Judie Kaberia is a multi-award-winning journalist who in her over ten years of experience focused primarily on legal issues, health care, gender equality and human rights. [...]
International Day of the Girl – Changing Policy to Keep Girls in School
Juba Monitor reporter Jale Richard’s effort to raise concerns about problems in the distribution of a cash transfer meant to keep girls in school resulted in direct policy change – months after the first story [...]
DemocracyXChange Annual Summit
Featuring Rachel Pulfer, Siyabulela Mandela and Karyn Pugliese On Wednesday, October 14, from 10 am to 11:40 am, JHR regional coordinator and youth leader Siyabulela Mandela and Ryerson professor, Nieman Scholar and former head of [...]
HALF THE STORY IS NEVER ENOUGH: Threats Facing Women Journalists
The Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCUNESCO), World Press Freedom Canada and Journalists for Human Rights are proud to bring you a unique series of papers from women journalists from across the globe. The papers [...]
IRP Trainee Publishes ‘Blood, sweat and tears’ in Kenora Newspaper
Will Landon from Wauzhushk Onigum First Nation in Treaty #3 territory has begun publishing a regular column in the local Kenora newspaper, the Miner & News. The first piece he produced as a trainee with [...]
4 Years in South Sudan Leads to Safer Environment for Journalists
Beginning in February of 2016, JHR implemented the project “Strengthening Media in South Sudan” funded by Global Affairs Canada. The project aimed to enhance public accountability in South Sudan on human rights and good governance [...]
Grassy Narrows community newsroom holds politicians to account
By Elizabeth McSheffrey On Monday, a team of local reporters in Grassy Narrows published four news stories within two hours, using shared laptops in a classroom with intermittent Internet access. I phrase it this way [...]
JHR’s Indigenous Reporters Program wins Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2018 Toronto – Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) is proud to receive a 2017 Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation. The Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Awards, administered [...]
Media entrepreneurs amplify voices in South Africa
The first cohort of JAMLab teams smile after presenting their ideas at "Demo Day'. Teams are joined by Lab Director Indra de Lanerolle and JHR's Rachel Pulfer and Hannah Clifford (back row, far left). [...]
Nov 7 2020: Half the Story is Never Enough: Challenges Facing Women Journalists Worldwide
This week's highlights Half the Story is Never Enough: JHR partners with CCUNESCO and World Press Freedom Canada to Spotlight Challenges Facing Women Journalists Worldwide Gender-based violence: A scourge to be eradicated [...]
