Human Rights: Journalists, Bloggers And CSO's Drilled On Off And Online Rights

By Martial Gnoukapasi

Group photograph of participants

According to the organiser of the training, digital rights activist /expert Pedmia Shatu Tita, a bonafide member of the Cameroon Digital rights Coalition, the aim of the workshop was to:

"drill journalists, bloggers, and CSO's on the basic principles of digital rights which are human rights. The workshop is coming owing to frequent online violations of the digital rights of Internet users. The coalition was created when internet was shut down in Cameroon in 2017, and that was infringing on the rights of Internet users. Paradigm initiative of Nigeria costed the lost at about 8billion during that time. Money that could have been used for other developmental projects in the country. The project is being funded by internews, a non-profit organization, currently empowering people world wide with trustworthy and high information and news ideas, needed to help make informed decisions and holds government accountable"

Pedmia Shatu: digital rights activist/organizer

Bringing together over 30 audio visual and web journalists and 15 civil society organisations, the workshop featured two main modules .

Peace journalism and conflict transformation project manager for the North West and West, who doubles as station manager for the Christian Broadcasting Service in Bamenda, and North West Communication secretary for the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon Roseline Akah Obah, practically engaged the participants on the types of rights, outlining some healthy tips on reporting human right stories.

Facilitator: Rose Obah

Hate speech, fake news and the role of fact checking in mitigating online hate was detailed to the participants by the organiser herself.

Speaking to MNews237 the participants confessed that in order to better educate and sensitive the public on digital rights issues, there was need for such workshop to be able to empower themselves.

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