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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Project
Yemen: Two Years of War
Two years of civil war have left Yemen battered, divided and facing famine. Iona Craig traces the...
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Project
Environmental Martyrs
Murders of environmental and land rights campaigners are on the increase worldwide.
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Pulitzer Center Update
NatGeo Your Shot Launches Joint Assignment with Pulitzer Center
The Pulitzer Center is partnering with Your Shot–National Geographic’s photo community made up of...
February 27, 2017 -
Education Resource
Meet the Journalist: James Fenton
Writer James Fenton discusses his recent reporting for the New York Review of Books on the war on...
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Pulitzer Center Update
Eighth Graders Investigate Hope, Courage and Resilience in "Fractured Lands"
Teacher Faraz Chaudry describes how he used "Fractured Lands" to examine the unraveling of the...
February 20, 2017 -
This lesson will explain and demonstrate the conflict between the Republic of Haiti and Dominican Republic, the two countries that coexist in the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean.
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Pulitzer Center Update
This Week: Caring for Mental Health in India, the Sunni-Shi'a Divide, Peace in Afghanistan
This week: the mental health system in India, how religion fuels conflict in the middle east, and...
February 7, 2017 -
An extension of " Seeking Asylum: Women and Children Migrating Across Borders", this lesson provides suggestions for student research, reporting, arts activities, and community service.