The Current Training Workshop on Human Rights Reporting

Training workshop for Journalist on Human Rights Reporting

Democracywatch in cooperation with British High Commission is going to organize a three day long training workshop for journalists on Human Rights Reporting from 23rd- 25th September, 2003. It will take place at Chez Razzak Service, Padma Residential Area in Rajshahi. Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation Mr Mizanur Rahman Minu will be the chief guest and Mr Faisul Islam Farouqi, Vice Chancellor of Rajshahi University will chair the inaugural session. Taleya Rehman, Executive Director of Democracywatch will inaugurate the training workshop. Mr Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury, senior journalist and columnist, James Douris, Deputy Head of South Asian Department of FCO, Robert Gibson, Deputy High Commissioner of British High Commission and Mille Sen Gupta, Head of Press and Public Affairs of British High Commission will be present as special guests in the ceremony.

A number of 30 journalists from different dailies and weeklies will participate in the workshop. Prominent journalist and human rights activists will be conducting the sessions.
For more information please contact with Mr Mostafa Sohel, Coordinator, JTHR to mostafa_sohel@hotmail.com or dwatch@bangla.net.

Networking Journalist Training on Human Rights Investigative Reporting

Democracywatch is organizing another networking workshop on investigative reporting on Human Rights at the same venue on 29th September at 3.00 pm. Prominent journalist and editor of Weekly JaiJaiDin Mr Shafik Rehman will be conducting the session. At the end of the session Mr Rehman will distribute certificates among the participants. A number of 60 journalists from different dailies and weeklies will attend the session.

This is the first time in Rajshahi Division a series of training workshop is going to take place.