MALI: JHR’s SRHR-focused radio shows get positive reviews
Since February 2022, JHR has produced 31 interactive radio programs to promote awareness about Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) in Mali. With support from the Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT), JHR has [...]
DRC: Presidential advisor pledges support for draft law waiving court fees for SGBV survivors
The office of the Presidential Advisor on Sexual Violence in the DRC held a two-day workshop on May 5-6 to discuss ways to support proposed laws to combat violence. This event, which took place after [...]
MALI: Missing journalists remembered at World Press Freedom Day conference
To mark World Press Freedom Day, JHR partner Maison de la Presse du Mali held a conference on the state of press freedom during the ongoing transition period in Mali. The event was chaired [...]
Announcing the Afghan Journalist-in-Residence Project
May 11, 2022: Journalists for Human Rights is launching a new project to support Afghan media professionals in Canada. The ‘Afghan Journalist-in-Residence Project’ will offer 10 fully paid placements at leading Canadian newsrooms including The [...]
MALI: JHR meets interim parliament, receives promises of support and cooperation
JHR Mali team met with Hamidou Traoré, the sixth Vice President of the Conseil National de la Transition, on April 19 Last week, the JHR team in Bamako met with Hamidou Traoré, the sixth Vice [...]
MALI: 8,000 people reached in reproductive health and family planning campaign
Free reproductive health and family planning services were offered at the bus stations of Sébénicoro and Sogonico in Bamako during the weeklong campaign With support from the Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT), JHR and [...]
DRC: Three women appointed in leadership positions at Kinshasa universities
Journalist Lydie Matadi published articles focused on women's achievements in the higher education sector. In the DRC, leadership positions at universities and higher education institutes are primarily occupied by men. Journalist and prominent member [...]
DRC: Journalist killed in domestic violence incident gets justice
On January 5, 2022, Congolese journalist Charline Kitoko was killed by her husband in a domestic violence incident in Mwenga, South Kivu. Her murder sparked a debate in the media, led by JHR-DRC and partner [...]
UGANDA: MMFC journalists win top awards
MMFC-trained journalists are on an award-winning spree! At the HIV Media Awards, Namale Hajara Shahista won the best Radio Story award for her story on gender-based violence (GBV) during COVID-19. Ruth Nazziwa won the Best Print Investigative Story award, [...]
GHANA: JHR trainees win awards for stories on COVID safety and disability rights
In January, the Merck Foundation awarded three MMFC trainees for their work to highlight the the lax attitude towards COVID safety protocols in different regions of Ghana. In the online category of their Mask Up [...]
TURKEY: JHR partner Radio Nasaeem connects Syrian women with legal services
On World Radio Day, JHR is proud to share a powerful success story emerging from our work with Radio Nasaeem in Turkey: the establishment of a first-of-its-kind refugee and migrant rights centre by the Turkish [...]
DRC: Draft law to waive legal fees for SGBV survivors introduced in parliament
In the DRC, a draft law to waive legal fees for sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) survivors has been introduced in the National Assembly. This draft law marks the fruition of a series of roundtables, organized [...]
NEWSLETTER: September 12 – MMFC trainees in The Gambia tackle vaccine hesitancy with effective journalism
September 12th, 2021 This week's highlights: Webinar: Meet the Indigenous Solutions Collaborative! MMFC trainees in The Gambia tackle vaccine hesitancy with effective journalism We're hiring: Junior Curriculum Research And Development Associate – MMFC program [...]
NEWSLETTER: September 4 – Ghana’s Zanko Paani community’s water woes eased after borehole construction
September 4th, 2021 This week's highlights: "We do not have the luxury of time" - Rachel Pulfer in Global News Ghana’s Zanko Paani community's water woes eased after borehole construction Have you reserved your [...]
NEWSLETTER: August 21 – Yemen Works to Improve Social Support for Disabled People During the Pandemic
August 21, 2021 This week's highlights Anti-trafficking NGO in Kenya receives three-storey building donation Yemen works to improve social support for disabled people during the pandemic Have you reserved your seats at [...]
NEWSLETTER: August 14 – Iraq government promises to build three mental health centers
August 14th, 2021 This week's highlights School for teen mothers in Kenya gets support Iraqi government promises to build three mental health centers Have you reserved your seats at Night For Rights? Webinar: [...]
NEWSLETTER: August 7 – Meet JHR Board Member Kathleen Beaumont
August 7th, 2021 This week's highlights JHR's Night For Rights tickets going fast: this is your last chance to buy early bird tickets! Introducing the newest member of JHR’s board: Kathleen Beaumont! [...]
NEWSLETTER: July 31 – Webinar: COVID-19 & socio-economic rights in South Africa ft Azola Dayile
July 31st, 2021 This week's highlights It's the final week for early bird tickets to JHR's Night For Rights! JHR partner Media Council of Kenya's Deputy CEO reflects on Pan African Women’s Day Webinar: [...]