Human Rights
According to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. And yet around the world, many people are denied basic human rights, or find their rights under threat. Pulitzer Center stories tagged with “Human Rights” feature reporting that covers the fight for equality under the law, civil rights and the basic dignity afforded every person. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on human rights.
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Pulitzer Center Update
Newseum-Pulitzer Center Series Launches: Faith, Freedom, Sexuality & Silence
Journalists explore religion, LGBT rights and freedom of expression around the world.
December 8, 2014 -
Pulitzer Center Update
"No Fire Zone" Wins BRITDOC Impact Award
"No Fire Zone" is one of five films to win this year's BRITDOC Impact Award, which celebrates the...
November 21, 2014 -
Pulitzer Center Update
This Week: Putin's Policies Leave Human Rights Under Siege
In Vladimir Putin's Russia, and in occupied Ukraine, a rough road for LGBT activists and intravenous...
November 19, 2014 -
Russia's government crackdown on the LGBT community is fueling an alarming increase in the AIDS...