Journalists For Human Rights (JHR)
jhr (Journalists for Human Rights) is an international media development non-governmental organization whose goal is "to make everyone in the world fully aware of their rights".
Canada's largest media development organization, jhr believes that, "Creating rights awareness is the first and most necessary step to ending rights abuses. By mobilizing the media to spread human rights awareness, jhr informs people about human rights, empowering marginalized communities to stand up, speak out and protect themselves".
jhr's has offices in Toronto, Canada (Head Office); Freetown, Sierra Leone; Kinshasa, DR Congo; and Monrovia, Liberia. It also has representatives and non-profit status in the United States and the United Kingdom.
jhr was founded by Benjamin Peterson and Alexandra Sicotte-Levesque in 2002. Sicotte-Levesque left the organization in 2005, but remains on the Advisory Board and Board of Trustees. Ben Peterson is currently jhr’s Executive Director.
Read more about Journalists For Human Rights (JHR): Jhr International, Jhr in North America, Funding, Media Coverage
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