JMI Concludes Workshop on Reporting Human Rights Violations

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30 Jan 2014
The Jordan Media Institute concluded a training workshop entitled &ldquo;Reporting Human Rights Violations&rdquo; that comes as part of the activities organised in the context of the project &ldquo;Uncovering Human Rights Violations Through Media&rdquo;, sponsored by the Australian Agency for International Development AusAID and in cooperation with the Australian Embassy in Amman.<br /> <br /> The three day workshop focused on the role of journalism and journalists in covering human rights issues, as well as developing their capabilities in this field. It also highlighted two major topics, which are foreign labour and Syrian refugees. During the workshop, the participants conducted interviews with two actual cases of the groups mentioned, developed the story features and created its framework.<br /> <br /> When covering the legal aspects and the laws related to human rights, Saddam Abu Azzam from the National Centre for Human Rights, said that the training sessions went smoothly despite the difficult nature of human rights laws and regulations, as participants showed great interest in the subjects covered, especially those related to foreign labour and Syrian refugees. He added that this training was unique, combining journalists, students and civil society organization representatives all at the same time.<br /> <br /> Trainer Abdul kareem Alwahsh from Alrai newspaper, pointed out that the methodology of the training workshop was based on team work, the analytical method of presenting press materials, as well as joint discussions between the participants. &ldquo;During the workshop, the participants, who were varied in skills and knowledge, were able to outline some ideas for reporting human rights issues, in addition to defining the&nbsp; relevant actors&rdquo; he added.<br /> <br /> Alaa&rsquo; Kurdi, student of journalism at Yarmouk University, thanked JMI for organizing such training courses which contributes to raising awareness in the issues raised.<br /> <br /> JMI will be holding two more workshops on the same topic in Irbid and Karak during the months of February and March 2014. JMI offers an intensive professional development and training program catering to industry needs.<br /> &nbsp;