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JHR trains journalists to expose human rights abuses, helping people raise their voices and demand action.
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Bringing our work home to Canada
JHR's Indigenous Reporters Program aims to "increase the quality and quantity of Indigenous stories and voices in Canadian media." Read More
"JHR DRC works to promote human rights awareness through media."
The goal: to work on calm, fair coverage that helps reduce violence through media. It's not going to be easy - but luckily, this team, led by Freddy Mata and Prince Murhula, has done it before. - Rachel Pulfer, Executive Director, Journalists for Human Rights Read More
your support in action
Mustapha Dumbuya, JHR trainer South Sudan(l) and Emmanual Tombe, In-country Director South Sudan (r) With the support of Global Affairs Canada (GAC), JHR trainers
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As part of JHR's Indigenous Reporters Program, the organization partners with newsrooms across Canada to provide emerging Indigenous reporters the opportunity to cut their
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With the support of Global Affairs Canada (GAC), JHR trainers continue their work in media development in South Sudan through enhancing the professional skills of
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News
Mustapha Dumbuya, JHR trainer South Sudan(l) and Emmanual Tombe, In-country Director South Sudan (r) With the support of Global Affairs Canada (GAC), JHR trainers
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Dana Gibreel with her parents Dana Gibreel, a 28-year-old Jordanian journalist won the first place at JHR annual human rights journalism award in Jordan on
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With the support of Global Affairs Canada (GAC), JHR trainers continue their work in media development in South Sudan through enhancing the professional skills of
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Events
Join us on June 29, 2016 from 3:30 - 5pm at 333 Bay Street, Toronto, for the official Canadian launch of the Future of Entrepreneurial Journalism Lab! A partnership
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“When you give, you are not investing in 50 journalists. You are investing in millions of innocent people in South Sudan,” David de Dau, JHR’s program manager in South Sudan, said to 2015 Night for Rights attendees. Every single effort and decision made in that room, at the centre of a big city in a developed country, would give human rights an opportunity to root and thrive in a society thousands of miles away.
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My name is Hilary Doyle and I am a journalist and writer. In 2006, I travelled to Ghana for a six-month assignment with JHR. The
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