The waee Center for Human Rights Training honors journalistic reports that addressed the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations on human rights
The report “Prison overcrowding in Jordan: UN human rights recommendations and questions about the Kingdom’s procedures” ranked first, while the report “Child marriage… the killing of childhood” ranked second among the best journalistic reports addressing the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations on human rights.
Meanwhile, the reports “Will the questioner be held accountable and will the tables turn?” and “Cybercrimes pursue supporters of Gaza” ranked third among reports addressing the Cybercrime Law and its impact on freedom of opinion and expression, waee.
The recognition took place during the training workshop organized by the waee Center for Human Rights Training in cooperation with the Human Rights Unit at the Prime Ministry to enhance the legal culture of journalists (Cybercrime Law and analysis of the recommendations of the Fourth Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review for 2024).
The workshop also included an interactive meeting with the government team responsible for the UPR report and the upcoming steps for implementing the recommendations. It further honored media groups that published journalistic reports derived from the UPR recommendations on human rights.
These included the report “Prison overcrowding in Jordan,” prepared by journalists Tareq Al-Bdairin, Adi Safi, Manal Kasht, Randa Jamil, and Shorouq Al-Bou; the report “Child marriage… the killing of childhood,” prepared by Ghadeer Al-Saadi, Khawla Abu Qura, Rami Zalloum, and Fatima Afishat; the report “Will the questioner be held accountable and will the tables turn?” prepared by Yaseen Al-Qaisi, Saida Ahmad, Rawan Abdul Hadi, Mais Ibrahim, and Ala’ Balasmeh; and the report “Cybercrimes pursue supporters of Gaza,” prepared by Ahkam Al-Dajani, Badiya Al-Sawan, and Alaa Al-Zaben.
At the end of the training, a legal team of lawyers was formed to defend press freedom, waee.
The founder of the waee Center for Human Rights Training, Attorney Taghreed Al-Daghmi, confirmed that this training workshop is part of an integrated and sustainable project aimed at raising awareness among specialized journalists in human rights journalism on various issues that would improve media coverage and in-depth reporting that contributes to the development of human rights in Jordan. She also noted that a legal team of lawyers has been formed to defend press freedom, waee.
