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.

 

  • Nyrola Elimä
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    Nyrola Elimä is an independent journalist specializing in human rights and supply chains. Her reporting and research have received an Emmy nomination and contributed to a Pulitzer Prize-winning...

    November 12, 2024
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  • Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu
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    Hauwa Nuhu

    Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu is currently the managing editor at HumAngle Media, where her work examines the human cost of terrorism and insurgencies as they relate to transitional justice issues, migration...

    November 5, 2024
  • Usman Abba Zanna
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    Usman Abba Zanna is a senior multimedia reporter with HumAngle, covering conflict, humanitarian crises, development, and peace-related stories in Africa's Lake Chad region. Using video documentary and...

    November 5, 2024
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  • Kunle Adebajo
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    'Kúnlé Adebajo is the head of investigations at HumAngle. He covers conflict alongside its many intricacies and fallouts. He also writes about disinformation, the environment, and human rights. He's...

    November 5, 2024
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  • Saurav Das
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    Saurav Das

    Saurav Das is an independent investigative journalist based in New Delhi, India. He writes about the law, judiciary, crime, governance, and transparency. Das also advocates for a more open and...

    August 5, 2024
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    Ben Blankenship is the lead video producer at The Outlaw Ocean Project, a nonprofit journalism organization based in Washington, D.C., that produces investigative stories about human rights, labor...

    July 22, 2024
  • Elizabeth Salazar headshot
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    Elizabeth Salazar is an investigative journalist specializing in reporting on gender, inequality, human rights, and corporate power, with extensive experience in data analysis, access to information...

    June 22, 2023
  • PabloJiménezArandia2
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    Pablo Jiménez Arandia is an investigative reporter and freelance journalist based in Barcelona, Spain. He covers stories on the intersection between technology, social justice, and human rights. Since...

    April 18, 2023
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    Peter Guest

    Peter Guest is a journalist focusing on the intersection of human rights, the environment, and technology. His work has appeared in WIRED, GQ, Insider, The Atlantic, and Rest of World.

    January 12, 2023
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    Sifa Bahati

    Sifa Bahati is a reporter based in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. She documents the multiple humanitarian crises in her community, including the ways in which people cope with historic...

    October 24, 2022
  • JosephineChinele
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    Josephine Chinele is a Malawian multi-award-winning, international, investigative journalist. She has 19 years of media experience across various platforms, and she has worked in newsrooms in Malawi...

    October 18, 2022