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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Students learn about the asylum-seeking process and family separation at the U.S.-Mexico border, while also exploring themes connected to migration and refugees more broadly.
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Pulitzer Center Update
"She's Not a Boy" Receives Multiple Film Awards
Columbia University students receive awards at the Idlewild International Film Festival and...
September 9, 2019 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Grantee Paula Bronstein's New Project Documents Ukraine's Vulnerable Elderly Population
Paula Bronstein is an award-winning photojournalist who has reported on the human side of war for...
September 6, 2019 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Deported Veteran Featured in Maria Zamudio's WBEZ Series Pardoned, May Return Home
After Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker issued him a pardon, Miguel Perez Jr. looks to return to his...
September 4, 2019 -
This project profiles the courageous journey of Syrian teenage social media icon Muhammad Najem and...
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Pulitzer Center Update
'She's Not a Boy' Screens in Multiple Film Festivals
A film by two Columbia Journalism School student fellows was selected to be screened in four film...
August 20, 2019