Journalists for Human Rights (JHR)
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Journalists for Human Rights mobilizes media to spread human rights awareness. Empowering people through #rightsmedia
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http://www.jhr.ca 03-02-2009 15:55:28
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“We are not powerless in the face of online abuse.” – Lisa LaFlamme
Thank you to Lisa for sharing her hard-earned perspectives during her fireside chat with #GGSimon .
#WeDeserveBetter
With Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) support, our #alumni Henix Obuchunju brings to light the challenges robbing girls & young women of their future. Here's the link talkafrica.co.ke/desperation-an… to get the details. Mustapha Dumbuya
The National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) State Department For Gender and Affirmative Action Polycom Girls 💛💙💖 UNICEF Kenya
#rightsmedia
Thanks to support from Global Affairs Canada CanadainSouthSudan, we are equipping journalists with the skills to identify and counter #misinformation #disinformation & speech in South Sudan 🇸🇸
Hear from program manager Mary Ajith VOA Africa on this vital work👇 voaafrica.com/a/ssudan-hate-…
Fascinating, yet relevant training on mis-disinformation! As a Civil Society Organization, this training is critical to us & we are grateful that our Programs Coordinator David Deng Manyuon is participating in it.
Thank you Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) and CanadainSouthSudan 🙏
Eye Radio Radio Miraya
We’re hiring! If you’re someone familiar with the Canadian news ecosystem and looking to put your co-ordinator/facilitator skills to use doing community-building stuff with journalists in a CRRF | FCRR program, please apply! Applications close April 28.
jhr.ca/crrf-media-fel…
Empowering citizens is key to combating the rampant spread of misinformation that threatens #democracy We're collaborating with our partners in South Sudan to equip journalists & communities with vital skills to fight #misinformation and hate speech that could lead to violence.
Excellent project & example of a proudly Cdn🇨🇦 org, Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) working closely with local partners in South Sudan.
Govt. Regulators. Security sector. CSOs. Media. Rights-holders, duty-bearers. Diplomats.
We all have a role to play!
#ThinkBeforeYouShare
Hosted project stakeholders in a brainstorm session, reflecting on the key barriers to the realization of human rights, particularly women & girls rights in 🇰🇪.
UtuWetu SHOFCO The Legend Kenya Pamoja FM Nthambi Kiilu 🇰🇪 LOOK UP TV Toepista Nabusoba Henix Obuchunju
#rightsmedia
WEBINAR: Safeguarding in Online Spaces!
📢 The Gender Equity & Protection (GEP) Office invites you to a WEBINAR: Safeguarding in Online Spaces as part of #USIUWomensMonth .
🔗 Registration Link: lnkd.in/dcT4eiyw
Journalists for Human Rights (JHR)
It’s been 341 days since #Evan Gershkovich was wrongly detained by Russian authorities just for doing his job as a journalist. We Vipal Monga WSJ Jacquie McNish Derek DeCloet Alexandra Posadzki rachelle Jonathan Spence at Ontario & other journalists in 7 countries swim to honour #Evan
The symbiotic r/ship btn #Media & #CSOs is critical in enabling the media to amplify #CSOs voices & allowing them to participate in policy formulation.
Similarly, media can partner with #CSOs to get information from the grassroots and create evidence-based reporting.
Journalists for Human Rights (JHR)
We celebrate #IWD as we work towards building a fair and inclusive future for women - #SherminFakirani , Deputy Head of Cooperation, Canada in Kenya, Somalia and Uganda