Human Rights Journalism with Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi

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Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi is a freelance journalist and writer-in-residence at Lacuna Magazine. Rebecca has been published by a range of publications including openDemocracy, The Guardian, The New Statesman, The Washington Post and The New Internationalist. Rebecca's reporting on immigration and asylum across the European Union was shortlisted for the 2012 George Orwell Prize for Political Writing (blog category) and the 2013 Speaking Together Media Award. Her work exposing the impact of government policy on ordinary lives was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2015.

We’re delighted that Rebecca will be joining us to offer insights into the world of human rights journalism and to offer tips on writing.