Media and civil society organizations are the guardians of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), and journalists are believed to play a critical watchdog role in fighting corruption by helping to ensure a more transparent society.
HRWMO conducted three capacity-building training workshops and enhanced the skills of 80 Afghan journalists in investigative journalism. The organization invited journalists from various media outlets including radio, TV, and print media in Kabul. The goal was to strengthen the capacity of Afghanistan National Radio Television Journalists to create investigative reports to combat corruption. All participating journalists successfully produced five potential investigative reports on various corruption-related topics.
Article 13 of the UNCAC requests state parties to establish measures to respect, promote, and protect the freedom to seek, receive, publish, and disseminate information concerning corruption. UNODC’s Criminal Justice Program consolidates and further advances the work undertaken by the Country Office of Afghanistan for the past decade. Under the Anti-corruption outcome, provide capacity building in the field of anti-corruption and support the implementation of the UNCAC, to which Afghanistan is a party. HRWMO conducted these training for media outlets in Kabul to strengthen the capacity of Afghan journalists to play a key role in investigating and exposing corruption within governmental structures, mechanisms, and bodies.
HRWMO is a media professional organization that develops capacity-building programs for media outlets. It also runs advocacy media programs and reports to address VAWC, Gender-Based Violence, legal rights, and participation.
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