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Journalists for Human Rights Montreal

March 12, 2011
| Our first Journalists for Human Rights Montreal episode on rabble. jhr Montreal aims to promote rights media at school and in the newsroom.

35:31 minutes (32.51 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #1: The Will to intervene

September 12, 2011
| This week, the jhr Rights Report looks at this year's World Press Photo Exhibit and speaks with Dr. Frank Chalk from MIGS.

14:35 minutes (6.68 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #2: Aboriginal awareness

September 16, 2011
| The second edition of the jhr Rights Report goes to Aboriginal Awareness Week in Montreal.

14:49 minutes (6.79 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #3: Speak 4 Rights

September 23, 2011
| The third edition of the jhr Rights Report goes to Concordia University in Montreal, where human rights professor Julie Norman educates and inspires students to speak for rights.

15:13 minutes (6.97 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #4: Responsibility to protect

September 30, 2011
| The fourth edition of the jhr Rights Report speaks with former UN diplomat and aid worker Kyle Matthews about the international community's responsibility to protect people from human rights abuse.

15:12 minutes (6.96 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Check-Up #1: Human rights and social media

October 3, 2011
| The jhr Rights Check-Up goes from Montreal to Vancouver to find out which human rights stories are making headlines across Canada.

56:38 minutes (25.93 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #5: Civil war crimes

October 7, 2011
| The fifth edition of the jhr Rights Report focuses on Sri Lanka. Two years after the civil war ended, why isn't anyone being held accountable for the war crimes that were committed?

14:59 minutes (20.63 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

Speak for Rights #1: Julie Norman

October 12, 2011
| The jhr Speak4Rights lecture series kicked off in Montreal with an engaging discussion on human rights with Concordia University Professor Julie Norman.

41:38 minutes (19.07 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #6: Political prisoners

October 14, 2011
| The 6th edition of the jhr Rights Report looks at political prisoners around the world. With news of the release of 120 Burmese political prisoners, this edition focuses on China, Eritrea and Israel.

15:14 minutes (6.98 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

Speak for Rights #2: Felix von Geyer

October 18, 2011
| The second Speak4Rights lecture series hosted by Journalists for Human Rights featured energy policy expert and sustainable development journalist, Felix von Geyer.

64:30 minutes (29.53 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #7: Responsibility to Protect and Will to Intervene, revisited

October 21, 2011
| The 7th edition of the jhr Rights Report gets a critical perspective on two international initiatives started in Canada.

15:16 minutes (6.99 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Radio: Occupy Montréal!

October 21, 2011
| jhr Rights Radio promotes human rights-based media.

3:38 minutes (1.71 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #8: Sudan, Omar Bashir and the International Criminal Court

October 28, 2011
| The 8th edition of the jhr Rights Report examines the International Criminal Court's case against Sudan President Omar Bashir.

15:13 minutes (6.97 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Radio: Liberia's free elections

October 28, 2011
| jhr Rights Radio promotes human rights-based media. Liberia's free elections is a radio drama performed by a jhr youth chapter and produced by jhr international media trainer, Taz Ford.

5:43 minutes (2.66 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Radio: Democratic Republic of Congo

November 2, 2011
| jhr Africa correspondent Prince Minkah reports on the situation faced by Congolese ahead of the November 28, 2011 elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

1:53 minutes (887.74 KB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Radio: B.C.'s Centre of Integration shutting down

November 4, 2011
| Paul Mulangu, founder of the Centre of Integration for African Immigrants in B.C., just finished a hunger strike to protest its closing. Ariel Fournier spoke to Mulangu about the centre's closing.

3:52 minutes (1.77 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Check-up #2: HollerDay special edition podcast

November 4, 2011
| The second edition of the jhr Rights Check-up brings you a special edition podcast for HollerDay, a national campaign to raise awareness about sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

63:08 minutes (28.91 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Radio: Persecution of Iranian Baha'is

November 6, 2011
| Two leading members of Canada's Baha'i community share their faith and stories of the persecution faced by Baha'is in Iran.

16:46 minutes (23.06 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #9: Iran's atrocious human rights record

November 11, 2011
| The 9th edition of the jhr Rights Report focuses on Iran, a country where human rights are neglected.

15:14 minutes (6.98 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Radio: Human rights law

November 15, 2011
| jhr Montreal correspondent Adam Bemma sits down with human rights lawyer Pearl Eliadis, to discuss how important it is for lawyers to work with journalists when reporting on genocide.

12:41 minutes (5.81 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Radio: International Day to End Impunity

November 16, 2011
| jhr Asia correspondent Justine Yu reports from the Philippines about the November 23 campaign International Day to End Impunity.

3:06 minutes (1.43 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Radio: Women's movement in Kenya

November 23, 2011
| jhr Montreal correspondent Adam Bemma speaks to Flora Terah, a Kenyan parliamentary candidate fighting for women's rights in Africa.

18:52 minutes (25.94 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #11: Bahrain, Egypt and Kenya

November 25, 2011
| The 11th edition of the jhr Rights Report looks at the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry investigation into human rights abuse committed during the Arab Spring protests in the Gulf kingdom.

15:12 minutes (6.97 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Radio: Occupy USA update

November 28, 2011
| jhr U.S. correspondent Joey Grihalva reports on the Occupy movement in cities all over the country and finds out what's being planned in the coming days and weeks for the 99 per cent.

4:22 minutes (2 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Radio: Israel's occupation

November 29, 2011
| jhr Middle East correspondent Jillian Kestler-D'Amours reports from Jerusalem about Israel's occupation of Palestine and recounts her story about working in the region.

6:47 minutes (3.11 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #12: The end of #Occupy?

December 2, 2011
| The 12th edition of the jhr Rights Report connects with correspondents in Canada, the U.S. and Middle East to find out about the next phase of the Occupy movement.

15:33 minutes (7.12 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Check-up #3: 2011 human rights review

January 14, 2012
| In the third edition of the jhr Rights Check-up, the Journalists for Human Rights at Concordia University news team reviews some of the important human rights stories of 2011.

58:02 minutes (79.75 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Radio: Cairo's Tahrir Square

January 16, 2012
| One year since the Arab Spring uprising that toppled former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, protesters are still gathering in Cairo's main square, calling for the military to hand over power.

1:24 minutes (1.96 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Radio: Hip hop and community organizing with Rebel Diaz

January 17, 2012
| jhr U.S. correspondent Joey Grihalva sits down with hip-hop group and community organizers Rebel Diaz in Milwaukee during their #OccupyTheAirwaves tour.

40:48 minutes (56.06 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

Speak for Rights #3: Pearl Eliadis

January 19, 2012
| The third edition of the Speak4Rights lecture series features human rights lawyer Pearl Eliadis.

66:54 minutes (91.93 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Radio: PIPA and SOPA

January 19, 2012
| jhr social media correspondent @DamianoR reports on the growing opposition to the Protect IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), two controversial U.S. government bills before Congress.

2:55 minutes (4.06 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #13: January commemorative episode

January 20, 2012
| The 13th edition of the jhr Rights Report commemorates the sombre anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, 10 years since the opening of Guantanamo Bay prison, and one year of the Egyptian revolution.

18:45 minutes (25.81 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Radio: Operation Megaupload

January 23, 2012
| jhr social media correspondent @DamianoR reports on the largest-ever online attack by hacker group Anonymous: Operation Megaupload.

3:02 minutes (4.23 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Radio: Free Bradley Manning!

January 24, 2012
| jhr U.S. correspondent Joey Grihalva reports on the case of Bradley Manning, a U.S. army intelligence analyst accused of leaking sensitive government documents to whistleblower website WikiLeaks.

2:51 minutes (3.95 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #14: Burma/Myanmar

January 27, 2012
| The 14th edition of the jhr Rights Report focuses on the changing human rights situation in Burma. Myanmar's regime is releasing political prisoners and allowing democracy activists to regroup.

19:00 minutes (8.7 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr reports: Defending dissent in Canada

January 30, 2012
| jhr hr social media correspondent @DamianoR sits down with Darren Shore, communication co-ordinator for Voices-Voix, a coalition of Canadian organizations defending dissent in Canada.

11:24 minutes (5.27 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #15: The International Criminal Court in Africa

February 3, 2012
| The 15th edition of the jhr Rights Report examines the International Criminal Court and chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo's case against several high-profile politicians in Kenya.

20:41 minutes (28.46 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr reports: Help Burundi journalists!

February 5, 2012
| jhr Montreal correspondent Adam Bemma speaks with journalist Ruby Pratka about her donation campaign to get equipment for Burundi journalists.

11:05 minutes (5.08 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report *promo*

February 5, 2012
| Every Friday listen to the jhr Rights Report for all the latest in human rights news around the world.

0:39 minutes (966.76 KB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr reports: Missing justice for Indigenous women

February 7, 2012
| jhr Montreal correspondent Adam Bemma sits down with Monica van Schaik from Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

7:23 minutes (10.2 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #16: The price of silence on gender-based violence

February 10, 2012
| The 16th edition of the jhr Rights Report brings attention to gender-based violence faced by women in Canada and around the world.

17:53 minutes (8.2 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #17: The new fight for civil and political rights

February 16, 2012
| The 17th edition of the jhr Rights Report speaks to Afghans for Peace, a group of Afghans fighting for the right to self-determination in a country under occupation.

17:50 minutes (8.17 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr reports: Syria Awareness Day

February 18, 2012
| jhr Montreal correspondent Patricia Vazquez Lopez reports on Syria Awareness Day in Montreal, where Syrians organized an event to condemn the regime and raise awareness.

3:02 minutes (1.44 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr reports: The Cuban five

February 20, 2012
| jhr Halifax correspondent Justin Hartling speaks to writer Stephen Kimber about the case of the Cuban 5, a group of Cuban spies held in U.S. prisons.

13:07 minutes (6.01 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr reports: Syria Montreal Collective

February 21, 2012
| jhr Montreal correspondent Adam Bemma sits down with Syria Montreal Collective member Buschra Jalabi to discuss the international community's condemnation of Syrian human rights violations.

12:42 minutes (5.82 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #18: Freedom!

February 22, 2012
| With news of Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan's upcoming release, the 18th edition of the jhr Rights Report focuses on people fighting for freedom everywhere.

21:58 minutes (10.06 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr reports: Canada's most outspoken anti-bullying advocate

February 24, 2012
| jhr Montreal correspondent Adam Bemma speaks to Tolerance Foundation Executive Director Anne Lagacé-Dowson about her anti-bullying organization.

13:57 minutes (6.39 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr reports: Tadamon! on calls for boycott, divestment and sanctions

February 24, 2012
| jhr Montreal correspondent Adam Bemma sits down with Claire Hurtig from Tadamon! -- a Montreal-based collective working in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for self-determination.

12:56 minutes (5.93 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr reports: Fair-trade flowers

February 27, 2012
| jhr international contributor Kristy Hutter files a report from London, U.K., on the movement to certify flowers as fair trade.

2:21 minutes (1.08 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #19: Boycott, divestment, sanctions

February 29, 2012
| Since the announcement of Grammy-winning jazz singer Cassandra Wilson cancelling her performance in Israel, the jhr Rights Report looks into calls for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel.

21:03 minutes (9.64 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Check-up #4: Palestinian human rights panel

March 1, 2012
| While Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu this week in Ottawa, jhr talks Israel/Palestine.

76:57 minutes (105.75 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr reports: The Arab Spring, a Canadian perspective

March 3, 2012
| jhr Montreal correspondent Adam Bemma speaks to Canadian journalist Ali Mustafa in Cairo, Egypt about the situation post-Arab Spring in the Middle East.

28:22 minutes (12.99 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr reports: Documenting Iran's human rights abuses

March 6, 2012
| jhr Montreal correspondent Adam Bemma speaks to Dr. Payam Akhavan at McGill University about documenting Iran's human rights abuses.

33:48 minutes (15.48 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #20: Palestinian PR at the UN

March 8, 2012
| 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.

25:58 minutes (11.9 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr reports: United States of Africa

March 9, 2012
| jhr Montreal correspondent Adam Bemma speaks to documentary filmmaker Yanick Letourneau about his latest film, United States of Africa.

17:08 minutes (23.62 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #21: Refugees and IDPs

March 14, 2012
| The jhr Rights Report starts off examining the viral phenomenon that has come to be known as Kony 2012 and hears from one of the Vietnamese boat people who came to Canada in the early 1980s.

19:23 minutes (8.88 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr reports: Life Stories Montreal's 'Rencontres'

March 15, 2012
| jhr Montreal correspondent Adam Bemma speaks to Life Stories Montreal about the month-long event, Rencontres.

7:04 minutes (9.76 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr reports: Canada's mining watchdog

March 16, 2012
| As civil society actors meet on Parliament Hill in Ottawa today for a human rights conference, jhr Montreal correspondent Adam Bemma speaks to Jen Moore from MiningWatch Canada.

10:47 minutes (14.88 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr reports: Reporting in Indigenous Communities

March 16, 2012
| jhr Montreal correspondent Adam Bemma speaks to Duncan McCue in Vancouver about Reporting in Indigenous Communities, a new initiative for journalists and students.

9:22 minutes (4.29 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #22: Canadian mining atrocities

March 20, 2012
| This edition of the jhr Rights Report examines Canadian mining companies and their operations abroad, and speaks to MiningWatch Canada to learn more about Canadian Bill C-323.

24:13 minutes (33.27 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr reports: Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka

March 23, 2012
| jhr Montreal correspondent Adam Bemma speaks to Bashana Abeywardhana from Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka about the United Nations Human Rights Council resolution.

12:41 minutes (17.5 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr reports: Committee to Protect Journalists

March 24, 2012
| Since the United Nations human rights council resolution on Sri Lanka, journalists supporting this resolution are being labelled "traitors" by state-run media.

13:46 minutes (18.99 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Report #23: #RightsMedia

March 26, 2012
| The final edition of the jhr Rights Report focuses on human rights and social media. Host @AdamBemma speaks to social media correspondent @DamianoR about everything #RightsMedia.

25:09 minutes (34.61 MB)
Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights

jhr Rights Check-up #5: Human rights roundtable

April 12, 2012
| The @jhrConU human rights roundtable on CJLO New Media and Politics with Karl Knox. In the final jhr Rights Check-up of the season, jhr Concordia takes over the airwaves.

80:18 minutes (110.33 MB)