Announcing the winner of JHR’s 2nd Annual Award for Outstanding Work by an Indigenous Youth Reporter
Kanyen’kehá:ka journalist Shelby Lisk wins the award for her story on Indigenous-language revitalization in TVO — Shelby's photo by Matthew Hayes TORONTO, May 20, 2021 – Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) is pleased [...]
Webinar on Covid19 & Inequalities in Health Facilities in Mali
Mariam Tandina, Abdoulaye Guindo and Alexis Kalambry during the webinar about inequalities in health services in Mali. Photo Credit: JHR Mali On April 29, Alexis Kalambry, one of the JHR Media Trainers in Mali, [...]
Fighting misinformation and improving the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Tunisia
Screenshot from the webinar held on April 23 Français : Webinar : Comment accélérer la vaccination contre la Covid-19 face à la désinformation sur les vaccins en Tunisie ? C’est le sujet du webinaire diffusé en direct [...]
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, [...]
MALI: Three JHR-supported stories rank among the most viewed articles on popular Mali blog
Three JHR-supported articles have ranked among the six most-read articles on popular blog Benbere within only two days of their publication. Produced as part of the JHR's Global Affairs Canada-funded project Mobilizing Media to Fight [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Feb 27 2021: America at a Crossroads
This week's highlights Rachel Pulfer writes in Open Canada on America’s Fork in the Road Apply Now! The Gordon N. Fisher/JHR Journalism Fellowship at Massey College 2021/2022 Apply Now ! Media Girlfriends Scholarships for High [...]
Feb 20 2021: Celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth by Centering Black Leadership at JHR
This week's highlights Prince Murhula, JHR’s DRCongo Project Manager, Recognized as the winner of the « Patriote en Or » Award in DRCongo #BlackHistoryMonth: Profiling Winnie Syombua #BlackHistoryMonth: Profiling Jima Francis Wani Abrama #BlackHistoryMonth Webinar: [...]
Feb 13 2021: Hearing from JHR Gender and Team leaders Judie Kaberia, Prince Murhula and Moro Siaka Diallo this International Development Week
This week's highlights Hearing from JHR gender and team leaders Judie Kaberia, Prince Murhula and Moro Siaka Diallo this International Development Week #HoldTheLine coalition sounds alarm over escalating legal harassment of Maria Ressa #BlackHistoryMonth: Celebrating [...]
Feb 6 2021: #BlackHistoryMonth: Where do Black Indigenous people fit in?
This week's highlights #BlackHistoryMonth: Where do Black Indigenous people fit in? APTN shares profiles of JHR trained employees: this week Brittany Hobson JHR Gender Media Trainer Featured in Local Kenyan Press Indian Police Arrest Journalist [...]
