Suggested Stories: Human Rights

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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.

CONTEST GUIDELINES

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
“‘Sorry, AP Chem’: How Student Media at One Missouri High School Covered a Walkout To Protest ICE” by Kiley Huang and Josie Mottl	Photo, Text	Gateway Journalism Review	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

Stories for Grades 6 and Up

STORY	MEDIA	PUBLICATION	CONTENT WARNINGS
“The SLAPP Back Database: Tracking Threats to the First Amendment” by Pete Madden, Susanna Granieri, and Sam Rabiyah	Text	Investigative Reporters and Editors
“Women Who Fight: For Ghanaian Female Boxers, the Path to Acceptance Is Paved With Side Hustles and Social Stigma” by Olaoluwa Olowu	Photo, Text	The Labari Journal	Mention of suicidal thoughts
“‘Books Are at the Heart of Everything’” by Sarah Chatta and Ksenia Mironova	Text	Novaya Gazeta Europe	N/A
“The Seeds of Black Farm Advocacy Take Root and Expand” by Herbert L. White	Audio, Text	The Charlotte Post	N/A
“Blind Internet Users Struggle With Error-Prone AI Aids” by Joanna Kao	Text, Graphs	Financial Times	N/A
“US Veteran Charged With ‘Conspiracy’ Over ICE Protest Refuses To Plead Guilty” by Aaron Glantz	Text	The Guardian	N/A
“Community Plays a Key Role in New Approaches To Neurodiversity in the U.K.” by Erin Johnson	Photo, Text	Pulitzer Center	N/A
“Pressure Takes a Toll on Mississippi Black Teachers' Mental Health” by Asia Alexander	Photo, Text	Pulitzer Center	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

Stories for Grades 9 and Up

STORY	MEDIA	PUBLICATION	CONTENT WARNINGS
“How the University of Minnesota System Endowment, Mining Industry Benefit From Seized Indigenous Land” by Melissa Olson	Data visualizations, Text	MPR News	N/A
“14 Years in Wisconsin. A New Life in El Salvador. She’s Trying To Accept It.” by Sophie Carson and Jovanny Hernandez	Photo, Text	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel	Reference to sexual violence
“Treatment of Third Country Deportees in Ghana Shrouded in Secrecy” by Adam Mahoney and Scott Tong	Audio	WBUR	Discussion of suicide attempt
“Amid Legal Gaps, App Workers Push for Rights in Courts, on Streets” by Karol Ilagan	Photo, Text	Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism	N/A
“Moderators Received 7 Cents per Task To Comb Through and Extreme Content on X” by Tatiana Dias and Sofia Schurig	Text	The Intercept Brasil	References to disturbing online content
“Defending the Land, a Crime in Mexico” by Alejandra Crail, Valente Rosas, and Diego Prado	Photo, Text	palabra.	N/A
“The War on Poaching Has Gone Full Tech Dystopia—and It May Not Be Working” by Sam Schramski, Benon Herbert Oluka, and Tulani Ngwenya	Photo, Text	Gizmodo	Brief description of torture
“India’s Facial Recognition Drive On Hungry Children Is Erasing Them” by Hera Rizwan	Photo, Text	Decode	N/A
“Don’t Count Them Out: The Impact of Basketball on the Youth of Cairo, Illinois” by Simeon Hardley	Photo, Text	The Daily Egyptian	N/A
“‘That’s Slavery’: The Seafarers Stranded and Forgotten at Sea” by Katie McQue	Illustrations, Text	Context	N/A