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So, you are interested in starting a jhr university chapter. You must be an incredibly intelligent and compassionate person!

jhr currently has chapters operating in over 20 universities (listed on the right) across Canada with the goal of promoting human rights awareness at the campus and community level through the program's four pillars of Media Creation, Student Training, Event Coordination and Cross Cultural Experiences, jhr chapter members are able to get published nationally, attend regional and national student conferences, fundraise for jhr and intern overseas. These opportunities help jhr provide Canadian university students with the tools to not only become human rights reporters but human rights educators.

If jhr doesn't currently have a chapter at your school start one up it is easy as:
  1. Learn more about jhr University program.
    Click here (PDF) to download the student resource booklet and give it a read.

  2. Spread the word.
    Talk to your friends & their friends – and all other students who might be interested in joining your cause!

  3. Contact jhr’s Student Engagement team.
    Email chapters@jhr.ca with your name, school, phone number, and details of the group you’d like to start up.
Still have questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page, or contact our Student Engagement Team directly at chaptersl@jhr.ca.
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UNIVERSITY CHAPTERS
Carleton
Guelph
University of Kings College
Wilfred Laurier
Wilfred Laurier at Brantford
McGill
University of Montreal
Queens
Ryerson
Saint Thomas University
University of Alberta
University of Calgary
University of Toronto
University of British Columbia
University of Victoria
Waterloo
Western
Winnipeg
York
Regina
Humber
Kwantlen Polytechnic
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jhr McGill
City: Montreal, Quebec
Started: September 2006
President: Kartiga Thavaraj

jhr McGill is hosting the 3rd Annual jhr Rights Media Documentary Film Festival sponsored by the Canadian Museum For Human Rights, in Montreal from September 30 - October 1, 2011. The Rights Media Docfest aims to continue the jhr chapter success of being named McGill club of the year and jhr chapter president being elected as the president of the Students' Society of McGill University (SSMU).
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Students Holler Against Congo's Sexual Violence
This November 4th, 2011, university students across Canada are choosing to Stand Up and Shout about sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for 16 hours straight. Each hour is dedicated to 100 000 of the 1.6 million sexual violence victims in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. To signify their participation, students will also sport blue lipstick. Read the full news release here or visit the Hollerday Site to find out how you can contribute!

jhr Elects Top Media and Human Rights Professionals to Board of Directors
Journalists for Human Rights is proud to announce the addition of five of Canada’s top media and human rights professionals to its Board of Directors: Michael Cooke, Wojciech Gryc, Helen Hambly Odame, Renu Mandhane, and Kirstine Stewart. Read the press release here.

jhr Partners with the BBC
Journalists for Human Rights is proud to introduce our formal partnership with the BBC World Service Trust. For the next year and a half, jhr trainers will work with BBC WST staff at nine community radio stations across Sierra Leone. Watch the website for news of this exciting new project!

Annual Report Now Available
jhr's 2010 annual report is now available on our website. Click here to get an in depth look at all of last year's work and success!

New Exchange Program launches between Sierra Leone and Ghana
jhr, in partnership with the Commonwealth Foundation, has recently launched an exchange program for Ghanaian and Sierra Leonean journalists. From May to December 2011 six journalists will visit Accra, Ghana and Freetown, Sierra Leone. They will discuss and share insights with fellow journalists, based in a different country, how to better cover elections.
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