Since 2009, Rodney’s newspaper FrontPageAfrica has been heavily involved with Journalists for Human Rights, which trains journalists so they can use traditional reporting skills to cover human rights and other important issues in their communities. Toronto – Journalists for Human Rights is delighted to announce that journalist and author, Rodney D. Sieh, is our newest Ambassador. JHR selects Ambassadors on the basis of their journalistic commitment to excellence and approach to human rights reporting. Since 2009, Rodney’s newspaper FrontPageAfrica has been heavily involved with Journalists for Human Rights, which trains journalists so they can use traditional reporting skills to cover human rights and other important issues in their communities. International outcry by human rights organizations, including JHR, Human Rights Watch, Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders and his Op-ed in the New York Times, forced the Liberian government to release him after five months.

Source: Front Page Africa August 30, 2020 11:37 UTC