Journalists for Human Rights Concordia

FEATURE- Report on The False Paradigm of Peace

Eve B. St-Cyr | Contributor When we think of historians and the world of academia these days, rarely do we envision death threats and accusations of treason – but these things may tend to happen. This is the case with Dr. Ilan Pappé , who was the guest speaker at the April 30th conference that was touring … Continue reading »

OpEd: Between the lines of the Flytilla letter

Athena Tacet | Contributor It’s all about the way you phrase something. Politics is often made and run by people who use words and expressions in order to achieve particular interests. A “terrorist” for one is a “freedom fighter” for someone else. In this case, pro-Palestinian activists for some are anti-Israeli provocateurs for others. And … Continue reading »

REVIEW: Censored Gaza children’s art now touring Canada

Shereen Rafea | Website Editor The drawing is a crayon sketch of a shoe. While that in itself might not raise eyebrows, this shoe is not an ordinary one. With a line drawn on the calf area, the top section of the shoe is blue and white and shaped like the Israeli flag. Under the … Continue reading »

PHOTO : Project Maisha- Part 4

Linda Ozromano | Contributor In this series of Project Maisha, I would like to share a glimpse of the beautiful Acholi culture I experienced. Acholi is an ethnic group from various districts in Northern Uganda as well as residing in South Sudan. One of the most important cultural expressions for Acholi people is dance, along … Continue reading »

Radio : 22nd Rights Report

Adam Bemma | Radio Coordinator The 22nd edition of the jhr Rights Report examines Canadian mining companies and their operations abroad. It also speaks to MiningWatch Canada to learn more about Canadian Bill C-323, the international promotion and protection of human rights act. This week, the Rights Report hears from Canadian journalist Duncan McCue about Reporting … Continue reading »

FEATURE: Operation safe house Haiti:from internship to home

Eric White | Contributor Like many young philanthropists, Morgan Wienberg of Whitehorse, Yukon, was a teenager who wanted to make a difference. With an earthquake hitting Haiti just months before she graduated as valedictorian of F.H. Collins High School in Whitehorse, the decision of where to concentrate her efforts was an easy one. So Wienberg … Continue reading »

RADIO: 21st Rights Report

Adam Bemma | Radio Coordinator The 21st edition of the JHR Rights Report starts off examining the viral phenomenon that has come to be known as Kony 2012. First, JHR social media correspondent @DamianoR looks at the work of Invisible Children, then James Topham from War Child Canada talks about alternative ways of drawing attention to a complex … Continue reading »

REVIEW- The Truth That Wasn’t There

Alyssa Tremblay | Contributor May of 2009 marked the end of a 26-year-long civil war in Sri Lanka, but you would be forgiven for not noticing. Shrouded from international eyes through media bans and propaganda, information about the battles between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a guerilla organization fighting for the creation of … Continue reading »

RADIO: 20th Rights Report

Adam Bemma | Radio Coordinator The 20th edition of the jhr Rights Report sheds light on the Palestinian public relations campaign to gain statehood and full diplomatic recognition at the United Nations. The Rights Report also connects with Canadian journalist Ali Mustafa in Cairo to find out about the upcoming Egyptian presidential election, and for an on-the-ground look at the … Continue reading »

Journalists for Human Rights Concordia

Mobilizing Media – Changing Lives.

RADIO: 23rd Rights Report

PHOTO: Caught in the Middle

Speak4Rights: Human Rights Law

EVENT: The Truth that Wasn’t there Premiere