Journalists for Human Rights Podcast
Episodes
Inside Kenya's revolutionary school for teenage mothers
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two years after her first visit, host Lisa LaFlamme returns to the Greenland School for Teenage Mothers in rural Kenya to witness an extraordinary tra...
In South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, one man takes on the digital frontline
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
Queer voices & visibility in hostile times
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Pride Month episode recorded live at the Allied Music Centre, host Lisa LaFlamme joins Kenyan journalist/activist Kevin Mwachiro and X...
Uncovering South Sudan’s toxic truths
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the JHR podcast, Lisa LaFlamme speaks with award-winning investigative journalist Maura Ajak in Juba, South Sudan. Maura shares the...
Kenya’s Femicide Crisis: Stories, Data and Solutions
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On a recent trip to Nairobi, Lisa LaFlamme sat down with journalists Patricia Andago, lead researcher for the Silencing Women Project that has tracked...
The revolution starts with her
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special International Women's Day episode, host Lisa LaFlamme speaks with two inspiring Journalists for Human Rights team members – Winn...
When romance becomes resistance: The story of the India Love Project
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this special Valentine’s Day episode of the JHR Podcast, we shine a light on a bold movement defying societal norms in India -- the India Love Pr...
Reporting Under Fire: Journalism in Gaza with Walid Batrawi
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful episode of the Journalists for Human Rights podcast, host Lisa LaFlamme speaks with veteran Palestinian journalist Walid Batrawi ab...
Fighting for Democracy: Andrei Sannikov on Democracy, Press Freedom, and Human Rights in Belarus
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Journalists for Human Rights podcast, Belarusian pro-democracy activist, former Deputy Foreign Minister, and 2010 presidentia...
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special live-recorded episode of the Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) podcast, Lisa LaFlamme hosts an extraordinary conversation marking the...
Syria’s New Chapter: Journalism and Hope
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Syria embarks on a new chapter following the collapse of the Assad regime, journalists and human rights advocates reflect on the nation’s path fo...
A candle in a dark room | 5
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How are Filipino journalists faring under a new administration? As the journalism industry faces news avoidance, distrust from audiences, and decrease...
Red-tagged by the government | 4
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Red-tagging is one of the biggest threats Filipino journalists face today. In 2018, the Duterte administration created the National Task Force to End ...
Special episode: Red-tagged and jailed, Frenchie Mae Cumpio has her day in court after 4 years
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Radio and online journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio was 21 years old when she was arrested by the police who accused her of being part of the Communist mo...
From martial law to the Maguindanao massacre | 3
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Producer Tricia Aquino introduces the Philippines and its media landscape through interviews with veteran journalists Lourdes Fernandez and Rowena Par...
Coming soon: Dark chapters in Philippine journalism
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Veteran journalists Lourdes Fernandez and Rowena Paraan join us in Episode 3 to shed light on two of the darkest periods for the Philippine press, and...
Hold the line | 2
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When disinformation spreads faster than facts, how can democracy thrive? Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa talks about the beginnings of media comp...
Coming soon: A conversation with Maria Ressa
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our next episode, Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa talks about co-founding media company Rappler and its place in the early days of...
The fight for journalism in the Philippines | 1
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
JHR Executive Director Bill Killorn and Filipina journalist Tricia Aquino join host Lisa LaFlamme to talk about the state of journalism around the glo...
Introducing the Journalists for Human Rights Podcast (Teaser)
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this all-new podcast from Journalists for Human Rights, hosted by veteran journalist Lisa LaFlamme, we celebrate the power of journalism as a force...