The purpose of this course is to equip journalists with knowledge, skills and aptitude to report human rights effectively and enable them to reinforce efforts to end violations. It seeks to create a pool of competent journalists who can reframe issues through human rights lens. The course provides theoretical knowledge and practical examples of human rights issues and how they can be integrated into journalistic reporting. The course recognises that human rights are newsworthy because they deal with issues affecting people and therefore requiring media exposure. Using human rights frame in storytelling provides basis for debate on rights, their enforcement and mitigation against violations.
