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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Education Resource
Journalist Erik Vance on Overfishing in the Sea of Cortez
Science writer Erik Vance has been reporting from Mexico, along the coast of the Sea of Cortez for...
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Education Resource
Jenna Krajeski Reports on a Kurdistan Divided and United
Journalist Jenna Krajeski discusses her project " Opportunity and Oppression in a Divided Kurdistan...
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Pulitzer Center Update
Ken Weiss on Overpopulation, Hunger and Women's Rights
Each year, nearly 1 billion people go to bed hungry while at least 8 million die from hunger-related...
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Project
Turkey Under Protest
When protests flooded Turkey, they revealed deep problems. Police brutality, authoritarianism, and a...
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In the megalopolis of Lagos, Nigeria, abortion is legally restricted and contraception is hard to...
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In the face of Israeli control of West Bank water sources, land expropriation, and settler violence...