Training on Human Rights and the Impact of Covid19
Training Mobilizing Media Fighting Covid19 , Zanzibar With the pandemic in full force this past year, JHR started the ‘Mobilizing Media Fighting Covid19’ project. The project is aimed at providing accurate information on [...]
Uganda’s Presidential Advisor on Covid19 speaks with Ugandan journalists
Dr. Monica Musenero, speaking at the JHR MMFC training in Uganda, organized by HEJNU. Photocredit: HEJNU As part of JHR’s ‘ Mobilizing Media Fighting Covid19’ project, JHR’s media partner Health Journalists Network Uganda (HEJNU), led [...]
NEW PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT TO HELP STRENGTHEN INDEPENDENT MEDIA IN THE ARAB WORLD
Journalists for Human Rights will work with the United Nations Democracy Fund and four local partners on a new initiative that will mobilize media to change lives in four Arab Countries over four years TORONTO, [...]
Submissions open for JHR’s 2nd Annual Award for Outstanding Work by an Indigenous Youth Reporter
TORONTO, Feb. 3, 2021 – Today, Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) is pleased to announce the call for submissions to the 2nd Annual Award for Outstanding Work by an Indigenous Youth Reporter. The award is [...]
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 [...]
Interviewing Emefa Nancy: 2019/2020 Fisher Fellow
Share your personal journey. What led you down the path of your current profession?Right from infancy I’ve always wanted to take up a profession that will give me the chance to help the less privileged. [...]
JHR’s Online Indigenous Media Training Program Extended into 2021
Journalists for Human Rights is pleased to announce a 4-month extension of our Indigenous Reporters Program 2020 remote media training in northwestern Ontario. This extension will double the program’s duration to 8-months and taking the [...]
Hearing from JHR Gender and Team leaders Judie Kaberia, Prince Murhula and Moro Siaka Diallo this International Development Week
Tuesday and Wednesday of International Development Week 2021 saw JHR Gender and Team Leaders Judie Kaberia, Prince Murhula and Moro Siaka Diallo host webinars on the impact of JHR’s work in Kenya, Mali and DRC. DRC and Mali [...]
Engaging Male Allies to Tackle Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya
Photo Credit: Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) Channel One’s News Check Over the years, women and girls in some communities in Kenya, and in parts of Asia and the Middle East, have been subjected to female [...]
JHR’s Indigenous Reporters Program featured in the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star
Toronto news outlets The Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star featured JHR's Indigenous Reporters Program. The articles spotlighted Kristine Nodin who, at 12 years old, is one of JHR’s youngest indigenous trainees. Thanks to [...]
JHR Jordan launches Media Monitoring Study
Journalists for Human Rights launched a quantitative and qualitative media monitoring study prepared by the researcher in media affairs, Muhammad Ghunaim. The study entitled “The extent of the media use of the JHR methodology [...]
April 10 2021: Putting Women Leaders in Headlines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This week's highlights JHR helps put women leaders into headlines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo World Press Freedom Canada’s podcast on harmful communication on social media platforms JHR and Hot Docs co-present ‘SIEGED: [...]
April 3 2021: JHR announces Canadian program: Strengthening Media in Canada through a Rights-Based Solutions Approach
This week's highlights Strengthening Media in Canada through a Rights-Based Solutions Approach Introducing Ziya Jones, Kimberley Hartwig and Jordan MacInnis: JHR and Solutions Journalism staff Meet Dan David: APTN Trainer with JHR’s project Canada World: [...]
March 27 2021: Mobilizing Media to Fight Covid-19, One Year On
This week's highlights Mobilizing Media to Fight Covid-19, One Year On Celebrating Women’s Leadership for #WomensHistoryMonth Mali Sign up! Solutions Journalism and Human Rights Reporting Webinar 2021 JHR’s Indigenous Youth Reporter Award, Shortlist Announced The [...]
March 20 2021: JHR Launches New Initiative to Strengthen Media Across the Middle East and North Africa
This week's highlights JHR Launches New 4-year Project with UNDEF in Tunisia, Iraq, Lebanon and Morocco JHR Executive Director Rachel Pulfer, Dr. Samantha Nutt of War Child Canada and Boris Martin of Engineers Without Borders [...]
March 13 2021: JHR Gender Media Trainer Judie Kaberia puts women and girls’ rights onto the op-ed page of the Globe and Mail
This week's highlights Judie Kaberia puts women and girls’ rights onto the op-ed page of the Globe and Mail Watch: JHR’s #InternationalWomensDay Webinar JHR’s Moment of Truth with ELMNT FM This March 16, find out [...]
March 6 2021: Celebrating Women’s Voice and Leadership this International Women’s Day
This week's highlights Sign up today for JHR’s Webinar: Putting the International into #InternationalWomensDay JHR joins its voice to the #WomenInJournalism campaign Interviewing Marceline Nyambala on Women's Leadership in Media Introducing Board Member Shelly Meadows [...]
