Journalists receive human rights training in Salt

AMMAN — Twelve journalists from broadcast, print, radio and online media completed human rights training in Salt on Tuesday at the Jordan Society for Human Rights (JSHR).

Funded by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, the training was part of a programme to integrate human rights concepts in Jordanian media. 

Participants shared experiences and discussed ethics, examining the humanitarian angles of news stories with trainers Saad Hattar and Omar Assaf. 

The course was named after Najeeb Al Rashdan, a pioneer of human rights in Jordan, the JSHR said. 

Rashdan, who died in 2012 aged 98, was a judge and human rights activist who focused on the Palestinian cause. 

His daughter Naela Al Rashdan attended the graduation ceremony for the course, along with JSHR President Suleiman Sweis and Vice President Fatima Dabbas.

Sweis said journalists are expected to incorporate the values and principles of human rights into their job in the service of their country and their fellow citizens.

Participants stressed the importance of training courses to help them accomplish the “humanitarian mission” of their work.

Linda Maayah, the editor-in-chief of Ro’ya online news, is specialised in crime reporting and has over 15 years experience, but she said the course was useful. 

“In this course, I learned new information. One never stops learning,” she told The Jordan Times.