CHOOSE YOUR STORY
Human Rights includes stories about racial justice, gender equality, migration and refugees, labor rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and more. Explore the stories below to find one that interests you. Then, use this worksheet to support you with writing a letter that asks a decisionmaker to take action.
Stories for Grades 3 and Up
| STORY | MEDIA | PUBLICATION | CONTENT WARNINGS |
| “Walking to the United States” by Chip Mitchell and Anthony Vazquez | Photo, Text | The Chicago Sun Times | N/A |
| “The Black Curriculum: Shaping Minds, Reshaping History” by Jermaine Ervin Jr. | Text | Pulitzer Center | N/A |
| “Tam's Comeback: Diary of First Visit Home After Transitioning” by Irina Werning | Photo, Text | Der Spiegel | N/A |
| “How Nurses Overcome Challenges While Treating Patients With Limited English Proficiency” by William Brangham and Caleb Hellerman | Video with transcript | PBS NewsHour | N/A |
| “How the Oceti Sakowin Are Reclaiming Their Culture One School at a Time” by Jordan Rusche | Audio, Text | South Dakota Public Broadcasting | N/A |
Stories for Grades 6 and Up
| STORY | MEDIA | PUBLICATION | CONTENT WARNINGS |
| “‘I Just Don’t Want To Die’: Black Pregnant Women Are Turning to Midwives for Personalized Care—And a Better Chance at Survival” by Karen Kasmauski and Louis Hansen | Photo, Audio, Text | Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism | N/A |
| “The Right To Protest Is Under Threat in Britain, Undermining a Pillar of Democracy” by Jill Lawless | Photo, Text | Associated Press | N/A |
| “Sacred Space: Utah’s Queer Haven” by Declan Castro | Text | Pulitzer Center | Discussion of suicidal thoughts |
| “Blind Internet Users Struggle With Error-Prone AI Aids” by Joanna Kao | Text, Graphs | Financial Times | N/A |
| “Tracked and Traced: How Thousands of American Muslims Ended up on the Terrorist Watch List” by Nargis Rahman and David Leins | Audio, Text | WDET | N/A |
Stories for Grades 9 and Up
| STORY | MEDIA | PUBLICATION | CONTENT WARNINGS |
| “How Uyghur Forced Labor Makes Seafood That Ends Up in School Lunches” by Ian Urbina | Photo, Text | POLITICO Magazine | N/A |
| “Groups That Register Voters Are Feeling Besieged by New State Laws” by Aaron Mendelson and Ashley Lopez | Audio, Text, Graphs | NPR | N/A |
| Renter Revolt: Housing and Human Rights in America’s Heartland by Isabel Evans, Marley Cogan, and Charlotte Alter | Video | TIME | References to domestic violence, use of expletives |
| “Essay: Anti-Trans Myths” by Simón(e) D. Sun and Florence Ashley | Text | OpenMind Magazine | N/A |
| “Bodycam Footage Hasn’t Brought the Police Accountability Advocates Thought It Would” by Josiah Bates | Text | theGrio | Discussion of police violence |
| “‘There Is No Standard’: Investigation Finds AI Algorithms Objectify Women’s Bodies” by Hilke Schellmann and Gianluca Mauro | Photo, Text | The Guardian | N/A |
| “In the Dominican Republic, the Fight for Abortion Rights Is a Fight Against Anti-Blackness” by Natalia Perez-Gonzalez | Video, Photo, Text | The Nation | Discussion of sexual assault |
| “Pawns in Border Clash, India and Pakistan Fishermen Desperate for Change” by Kanika Gupta and Jamaima Afridi | Photo, Text | Nikkei Asia | Mention of suicidal thoughts |
| “Trapped in Myanmar’s Cyber-Scam Factories” by Emily Fishbein and Nu Nu Lusan | Text | Al Jazeera | Descriptions of violence and trauma |
| “The Rise of Indigenous Doulas” by Jenna Kunze and Jessica Lázaro Moss | Photo, Text | Native News Online | N/A |
