Journalists for Human Rights Podcast

About Journalists for Human Rights Podcast

Journalists for Human Rights is an organization that aims to empower journalists and communities in Canada and all over the world, making a lasting difference in the way human rights stories are told and heard. In the first season of this podcast, we feature the Philippines, which ranks among the world's deadliest countries for journalists. We hear from local reporters who have faced the Marcos dictatorship in the 70s and 80s, the deadly anti-drugs campaign of the Duterte administration, and challenges such as red-tagging, low pay, and disinformation in the age of social media and AI.

Publisher

Journalists for Human Rights

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Sept 2024

Latest episode

22 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Aug 2025

   Inside Kenya's revolutionary school for teenage mothers

   Two years after her first visit, host Lisa LaFlamme returns to the Greenland School for Teenage Mothers in rural Kenya to witness an extraordinary transformation. What began with 70 students has grown to over 200 young mothers and their babies, spread across seven schools nationwide. Co-directors Purity Sekikunda and Samuel Mokiliya share how a simple newspaper article, written by a journalist trained through Journalists for Human Rights, sparked a movement that's changing lives across the country. We also hear from Greenland student Seraphina, who made a 12-hour bus journey with her 4-month-old son after seeing the school featured in the news. Once too shy to speak, she's now the top student in her class while raising 3-year-old Lemuel, proving that teenage pregnancy doesn't have to mean the end of dreams and every girl deserves a second chance at education.

2. 

   1 Aug 2025

   In South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, one man takes on the digital frontline

   In this episode of the JHR Podcast, host Lisa LaFlamme travels to Juba, South Sudan with Journalists for Human Rights to meet the man everyone calls when digital disaster strikes: Nelson Kwaje. From battling life-threatening disinformation to helping victims of online abuse reclaim their accounts and their dignity, Nelson is the force behind South Sudan’s most trusted digital safety tools, 211 Check and SafetyComm. Whether it’s a hacked account, a viral lie or an attempt to silence women online, the answer is always: "Call Nelson". This is a story about the extraordinary impact of one man’s mission to protect information and lives in the world’s youngest country.

3. 

   27 Jun 2025

   Queer voices & visibility in hostile times

   Lisa LaFlamme interviews Kevin Mwachiro and Tara-Michelle Ziniuk about LGBTQ2S+ media representation, examining its impact on public understanding and highlighting the importance of queer joy in hostile times.

Who has been a guest on Journalists for Human Rights Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Kevin Mwachiro
• Tara-Michelle Ziniuk
• Jaemark Tordecilla
• Mika Ortega

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

427,947

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

35

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

0