Archive for the ‘Human Rights’ Category
Happy International Women’s Day!
I wish I was in Bukavu today, where I’ve met so many strong, amazing women fighting against not only the horrors (rape) we often hear about but against gender-based discrimination and violence, and fighting for a new way of imagining women in the world — with their own voices, strongly and clearly sharing their own [...]
Why do we still get violence against women so wrong?
This week, the American Congress finally resolved its squabbles and brought itself to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. It was a fight, as many others will tell you. But there’s another battle still to fight, and that’s how we talk about violence against women. On Thursday, TIME magazine published a photo essay by Sara [...]
To mark South Sudan’s first anniversary, read this
Journalism loves anniversaries, and South Sudan’s first anniversary of independence (or, as it’s been dubbed in places, its “birthday”) is a naturally an occassion for a closer look at everything that’s happened in the last year. One thing to watch: Reuters invested in an entire week of South Sudan special coverage, starting with a piece [...]
If you want to #coverthenight, also read this — Beyond #Kony2012: Advocacy, Activism and Africa
I’m thrilled to join the company of some stellar thinkers, doers and writers in “Beyond Kony2012.” I’ve offered a chapter called “Ethical or Exploitative: Stories, Advocacy and Suffering,” an analytic look at trauma stories in journalism and advocacy contexts. The book is free for two weeks, via LeanPub,. Go download it. Share it with others. [...]
I am a freelance journalist and multimedia producer who covers human rights, Africa and foreign affairs. [