September 2019 – Human Rights Reporters Ghana (NGO)

HRRG CEO accepted to Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa Financial Journalism Program

The Executive Director of Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG), Joseph Kobla Wemakor has been offered a place among the forty-eight (48) selected delegates accepted for the second intake of the Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa (BMIA) Financial Journalism Program in Ghana.

Mr. Wemakor who also doubles as the Editor-In-Chief of the Ghananewsone.com in an interview averred that the opportunity is a step in the right direction towards enhancing his capacity to become a world class business and financial reporter he aspires to become in the near future.

“I believe this opportunity is a significant buildup on my previous ones; my selection among the top 18 African financial reporters who were schooled in Morocco last year by global renowned financial experts on business and financial reporting coupled with my earlier placement at the Multimedia Group’s; Joy Business News Desk as an intern towards achieving my dream of becoming the next world class business and financial in Ghana and beyond”.

Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa (BMIA) Financial Journalism Program in Ghana.

The Financial Journalism Training program is a core component of the BMIA, a project of Bloomberg Philanthropist supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the Ford Foundation which aims to contribute to the advancement of business and financial reporting in Africa.

Since the program was first launched in the Ghana on January 14, 2019, it has seen over 50 delegates accepted for the first intake of the training offered in partnership with the Strathmore University, University of Ghana Business School and Ghana Institute of Journalism.

For the next 6 months, the 48 selected delegates for the second intake who are practicing journalists (majority) as well as professionals from the government and non-government sector will spend 19 days in interactive sessions led by prominent faculty at local universities and will cover topics to strengthen their skills in an understanding of data analysis, capital markets, accounting and finance, public policy, economics and transforming media landscape.

Financial journalism sessions will be taught by Bloomberg News reporters. Delegates will also receive a free, six-month subscription to the Bloomberg Terminal offering access to the global data, news and analysis.

Source| Newsghana24.com

Human Rights Reporters condemn alleged kidnapping of teenager

Accra, Sept 6, GNA – The Human Rights Reporters, Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organisation has called on the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to take over an issue involving a teenager, who was allegedly kidnapped and raped by two self-styled Pastors.

They also recommended that the victims be provided a holistic medical and psychological counselling to recover from the traumatic experience.

A statement signed by Joseph Kobla Wemakor, Executive Director of the Organisation and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra also called on the need to enlighten the public especially teenagers on their rights and responsibilities.

The statement said the inhuman behavior visited on the girl was cruel, criminal, and painful and violated her rights as a Ghanaian under the 1992 Constitution.

A couple of days ago, there was a story about a young girl who was allegedly kidnapped for four months, sexually abused and when she got pregnant, she was given some concoctions to drink to terminate the pregnancy.

The issue attracted comments and condemnations, calling for stiffer punishment for the perpetrators.

It is therefore not surprising that the Human Rights Reporters Ghana have also added their condemnation to forestall similar occurrences in future.

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Human Rights Reporters demand justice for woman raped by 2 pastors

Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG) has demanded that justice is served on the tormentors of an 18-year-old woman who was kidnapped and raped for 4 months.

The victim says her captors compelled her to take concoctions to abort a pregnancy that resulted from the multiple sexual assaults.

The suspects, George Andrews and Maxwell Peter were put before the court on Monday.

A statement from HRRG recommended that the “Gender, Children and Social Protection Ministry to take over the matter and make sure that justice is served.”

“We further recommend that the victim is provided a holistic medical and psychological (Counseling) support so she recovers from the traumatic experience.”

Read the full statement below

Source: Ghana| Myjoyonline.com